A survivor of the massacre carried out by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023 was injured in the attack while celebrating a Jewish holiday on the beach of BondiIn SydneyAustralia, in which at least 16 people died.
The victim is nearby Arsen Ostrovskyan international human rights lawyer who is among the 39 people hospitalized after the shooting this Sunday evening during a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach. Ostrovsky was awarded for this The Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jewish leaders in the world.
In your account X wrote: “I survived October 7th. I never thought I would see something like this in Australia. The bullet grazed my head. The doctors said I survived miraculously, but I will recover. Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. The forces of darkness and hate will never triumph. We will prevail.”
Visibly shaken and with blood on his head, Ostrovsky spoke with Channel 9 News while emergency services provided assistance to victims on the beach. There he said he had been in Sydney for just two weeks to help combat anti-Semitism, against the backdrop of repeated attacks on the Jewish community in Australia last year.
“We came here just two weeks ago to fight anti-Semitism, this bloody and destructive hatred. We will get through this and catch those responsible.“, held.
In this sense, the lawyer also described the horror he experienced during the attack: “I saw children falling to the ground, I saw elderly people, I saw blood in front of me, I saw injured people. My only concern was to know where my children, my wife, my family were.”
At the end of the interview he reiterated his disbelief at what had happened: “The last time I saw something like this was October 7th. I never thought I would see it again, especially not in Australia, in a place as iconic as Bondi Beach.”
As I said The Jerusalem PostOstrovsky is executive director of the International Legal Forum and was introduced by Washington Post in his “25 ViZionaries” list.
At least 15 people, including a minor, died this Sunday in a shooting attack on a group of women, men and children celebrating a Jewish holiday on a Sydney beachin Australia. A local police source told the agency AFP, Adding to this death toll is another, namely one of the suspects.. The attacker was killed in the middle of the confrontation.
Both that man and another opened fire on those celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach, one of Australia’s most popular beaches. Official sources described the incident as a “terrorist” and “anti-Semitic” attack..
“Police can confirm that 16 people have died, including one of the attackers, and that 40 remain in hospital following the shooting in Bondi.”published the New South Wales Police in their report on X. Among the deceased is a girl between the ages of 10 and 12 and some of the injured are police officers.
With information from the AFP agency
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