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Not less than 11 persons said to be
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mostly from the Jewish community and
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police officers were shot dead by
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terrorists on Sunday at Bondi Beach in
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the Sydney city of Australia as
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thousands came out to mark this year
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Hanukkah or Hanukkah festival. A
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festival that is known as the Jewish
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festival of lights. Usually an 8-day
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winter celebration marking event of the
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rededication of the second temple in
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Jerusalem and a miraculous longlasting
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oil supply observed by lighting candles
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on a manora chanukia and reciting
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special prayers and eating oily foods
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like las and sgani which symbolizes
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Jewish resilience and freedom. The
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terrorists attacked the Jewish community
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on the first day of the festival after
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Israel government had on Saturday
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authorized the killing of a senior Hamas
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commander Rajsad who Israel through a
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statement issued by the office of the
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prime minister of Israel stated that in
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recent days Rajad had been engaged in
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rehabilitating the terrorist
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organization, planning and carrying out
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attacks against Israel and rebuilding an
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attack force in blatant violation of the
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ceasefire rules and Hamas 's commitments
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to adhere to the US President Donald
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Trump's plan, stating instead of
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promoting demilitarization, he was
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engaged in rearming for acts of
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terrorism. Although Israel government
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has not issued any statement since the
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Sunday attacks on Jewish community in
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Sydney as at the time of filing in this
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news report on Sunday but her mass in a
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news report published by Al Jazzer
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confirmed that Sad had since been killed
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by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza city of
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Palestine. One of the video footages of
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the Sunday attack on the Jewish
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community in Sydney showed a moment an
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apparent very brave man disarmed one of
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the gunman during the mass shooting,
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overpowered the suspected terrorist,
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collected the gun and turned the gun
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against the suspected terrorist without
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shooting him and the suspect gets away,
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then joins another suspected terrorist
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shooter who continues firing from a
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bridge. New South Wales police declared
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the shooting as an act of terrorism and
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the New South Wales police commissioner
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Malanion said an improvised explosive
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device was found in a car at the Bondi
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Beach linked to the deceased
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perpetrator. The police commissioner
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added that a rescue and bomb disposal
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unit has been deployed to the scene.
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Local media reported that an emergency
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services transported eight injured
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people to hospital after providing
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urgent treatment on site and 11 persons
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have been confirmed dead by the local
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authority. Australian Prime Minister
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Anthony Albanese called the scenes
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shocking and distressing and said police
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and medical teams are continuing efforts
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to protect lives as the investigation
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develops. The police confirmed that
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there are two known suspects. One is
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dead while the other is in a
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life-threatening condition in hospital.
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Officers are currently investigating
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whether there was a third perpetrator
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involved in the attack. An improvised
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explosive device was found in a car at
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Bondi which was linked to the deceased
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perpetrator. We'll bring you the latest
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updates as we get them. The man who was
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seen in footage wrestling a firearm from
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one of the shooters at Bondi Beach has
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been praised as a genuine hero by the
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New South Wales state premier,
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Christopher John Mins. The state premier
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Christopher Mins said at a press
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conference on Sunday that it's the most
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unbelievable scene I've ever seen. A man
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walking up to a gunman who had fired on
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the community and single-handedly
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disarming him, putting his own life at
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risk to save the lives of countless
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That man is a genuine hero and I've got
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no doubt that there are many many people
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alive tonight as a result of his
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bravery. Christopher John Mins had in
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some hours before the attack stated on
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his personal Facebook wall that Hanukkah
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is the festival of lights and I know
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those of us in the Jewish community will
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be taking this opportunity to be with
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family and friends, light the Hanukkah
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candles, sing traditional songs and eat
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las and jam donuts. New South Wales has
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been the home for Jewish people ever
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since eight Jews sailed here on the
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first fleet. You have made an enormous
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positive sustained contribution to this
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country and thank you for sharing your
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light with us here in New South Wales.
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Happy Hanukkah. The office of the prime
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minister of Israel on Saturday published
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a joint statement by the Israeli prime
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minister and the defense minister which
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read verbatim below. us. In response to
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the detonation of a Hamas explosive
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device that wounded our forces today in
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the yellow area of the Gaza Strip, Prime
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Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense
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Minister Israel Katz directed that the
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senior Hamas terrorist Rad Sad be
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Sad was one of the architects of the
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October 7th massacre and in recent days
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had been engaged in rehabilitating the
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terrorist organization and in planning
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and carrying out attacks against Israel
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and rebuilding an attack force in
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blatant violation of the ceasefire rules
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and Hamas's commitments to adhere to
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President Trump's plan. Instead of
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promoting demilitarization, he was
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engaged in rearming for acts of
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terrorism. Whoever raises his hand
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against Israel and harms IDF soldiers,
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his hand will be cut off in Gaza and
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everywhere else. On behalf of all the
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citizens of Israel, the prime minister
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and the defense minister wish a speedy
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recovery to our wounded fighters. Hamas,
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according to Al Jazzer on Sunday,
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confirmed the killing of its senior
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commander in an Israeli strike in Gaza
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in the highest profile assassination of
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a senior Hamas figure since the October
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ceasefire deal. In the wake of Israel's
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continued violations, including the
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latest assassination of Hamas commander
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Rad Sad just yesterday, we call on the
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mediators and especially the US
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administration and US President Donald
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Trump as the main guarantor of the
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agreement to force Israel to respect the
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ceasefire deal and to implement it.
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Hamas Garaza Chief Khalil Al-Ha said in
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a video statement on Sunday.
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