Bondi beach: On TV, Netanyahu warns Australia PM; Albanese responds publicly | Hanukkah attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have clashed publicly after the antisemitic terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, with Netanyahu blaming Albanese’s support for Palestinian statehood for “encouraging terrorism,” while Albanese focuses on national unity, backing his security agencies and vowing to throw every resource into protecting the Jewish community. The faceoff highlights a sharp divide between Israel’s hard‑line messaging and Australia’s emphasis on solidarity at home and quiet cooperation abroad in the wake of the Hanukkah‑night massacre.