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The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated in the colors of the Israeli flag on Monday “in a show of solidarity” with the Jewish community.
Hamas, recognized as a terrorist organization by Australia, fired thousands of rockets at Israel on Saturday, surprising the country celebrating the religious holiday.
Armed terrorists infiltrated towns, killing, injuring and abducting civilians.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war, vowing his country would exact an “unprecedented price” for one of the deadliest attacks on Gaza before launching airstrikes on Gaza.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has confirmed the Sydney Opera House will be lit in blue and white at 7:30pm on Monday night “in a show of solidarity”.
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“On Monday, the Sydney Opera House will show solidarity with the Jewish communities of New South Wales and those whose families are currently in Israel,” he said.
“We are deeply concerned about the terrible attack by Hamas on Israel and the people who have been abducted.
“We will continue to work to ensure we provide every possible support to those affected across our state and are closely monitoring the situation to see if any New South Wales citizens who are currently in the Middle East “Staying on holidays or pilgrimage in, is affected.”
Although the death toll is expected to rise, Israeli media reported about 250 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries in the Palestinian attack. Israel’s response left at least 232 people dead and about 1,700 injured in Gaza.
The move comes after the Coalition urged the government to brighten up the iconic landmark, with opposition leader Peter Dutton taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, to voice his support.
The opposition had earlier attacked Anthony Albanese for taking more than 12 hours to respond to the attack, with the prime minister writing on Twitter at 6:23am Australian time that the nation “stands with our friend Israel at this time.” standing”.
Deputy Liberal leader Susan Ley immediately called out Mr Albanese for his delayed response.
“It actually took them until 6am this morning to make a public statement about this. As a world leader you don’t get nights off and around the world, we have seen the immediate reaction from world leaders… and it took until this morning for Anthony Albanese to make this statement. I think he needs to be questioned about this today,” he told Sky News.
“I am questioning his timing…you don’t get time off.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the “despicable attack on Israel” on Sunday morning, but said Israel had “the right to defend itself”.
“This is a terrible situation that people didn’t see coming,” he told ABC’s Insiders.
“We are certainly concerned about escalating tensions.
“There is no precedent for what is happening here.”
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry said that acts targeting civilians are a “serious war crime” and “an armed attack against a sovereign State”.
Chief Executive Alex Rivchin said, “We expect the State of Israel to take all necessary measures to defend itself and to defeat the terrorist forces of Hamas and restore peace for the citizens of Israel.”
“We call on the Australian Government to condemn these serious crimes without reservation. Any call for de-escalation by “both sides” or attempt to draw parallels between the crimes of a terrorist organization and the defensive measures of a sovereign and democratic state is wrong and only plays into the hands of terrorists.
