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Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah were two who tried to thwart the attack, and others who died shielding friends and family,
Australia's prime minister said the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “motivated by Islamic State ideology.” They had traveled to the Philippines before the attack, officials said.
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Local rabbi dedicates menorah lighting to family member shot during Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A menorah lighting in Cranberry on Tuesday took on a special meaning. Chabad of Cranberry hosted the event. The center’s rabbi dedicated the lighting to his sister’s brother-in-law, who is in intensive care, and other victims of the mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
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Alleged Bondi Beach gunman to be charged soon, Australia PM says, as funerals of victims begin
One of two men suspected of carrying out Australia's deadliest mass shooting in three decades will be charged later on Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, as the funerals of the Jewish victims of Sunday's attack began.
People of all ages had been looking forward to celebrating — especially this year, as a ceasefire in Gaza has held since October and all but one of the hostages taken by Hamas-led militants have been returned.
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Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among those killed in Bondi Beach shooting
The victims of a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach range from a 10-year-old girl with a gentle soul to an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.
A local rabbi, a Holocaust survivor and a 12-year-old girl are among those killed during the shooting attack Sunday on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
Armed police and the table with a menorah and a sign, “For Bondi,” set the holiday celebration apart, coming a day after a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which left 15 people dead
Police and local media reports said the shooting began while some people were attending a Hanukkah party on the beach. At least 40 people were hospitalized.