Trump condemns the Sydney Hanukkah attack, honours victims at the White House, and urges nations to unite against radical Islamic terrorism.

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.

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.

Sydney is in mourning following a mass shooting that claimed 15 lives during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration. Authorities are investigating the alleged father-son perpetrators, suspected of ISIS ties. Funerals have begun,

The Republican urged that all nations must stand together against the evil forces of radical Islamic terrorism

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Hanukkah celebrations continued in Chicago's Jewish community in light of the shooting in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend.

For many, official promises to stamp out the “evil scourge” of antisemitism and consider further tightening gun control measures come too late.