FLASHBACK: Islamists Gathered To Chant ‘F*ck The Jews’ After Oct. 7 Just Minutes From Beach Shooting Site

Just after Hamas murdered more than 1,000 people Oct. 7, 2023, Islamists gathered at the Sydney Opera House chanting, “Gas the Jews” and “Fuck the Jews,” while waving Palestinian flags just over two years before another attack against Australia’s Jewish community occurred Saturday evening.

Antisemitic attacks in Australia have reportedly been rising, with the worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years occurring Saturday. A video previously posted by the Australian Jewish Association on Oct. 9, 2023 shows a large group of people waving various Palestinian flags and chanting obscenities against Jews from the steps of Sydney’s Opera House.

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Calls for police to respond to reports of two shooters attacking a Hanukkah celebration at a popular Sydney beach began around 6:45 p.m. local time Saturday, leaving at least 15 people dead and a handful of others injured.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed during a Sunday press conference the two shooters were a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son, according to the BBC. After officers arrived on scene, the father was killed by police, while the son was injured and remains hospitalized in critical condition, the outlet reported.

During a press conference Sunday morning, Lanyon confirmed the shooting was a targeted terrorist attack, with officials stating it was “designed to target” the Jewish community. The attack occurred at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, where over a thousand had gathered to celebrate the start of Hanukkah in an area known as Chanukah by the Sea.