King Charles ‘appalled’ by ‘most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack on Jewish people’

By AFP 14 December 2025, 5:13 pm

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Britain's King Charles attends a nature and finance reception at Lancaster House in London, June 25, 2025. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III says he is “appalled and saddened” by the “most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack on Jewish people” after the deadly Bondi Beach shooting aimed at a Hanukkah gathering.

Charles, who as head of the Commonwealth is also Australia’s head of state, pays tribute to the police and emergency services “and members of the public whose heroic actions no doubt prevented even greater horror and tragedy.”

“I know that the spirit of community and love that shines so brightly in Australia — and the light at the heart of the Chanukah Festival will always triumph over the darkness of such evil,” he adds in a statement on X.