"Herzog said the stones would remain at the site in victims' memory as a reminder that people of all faiths and nations "will continue to hold strong in the face of terror, violence and hatred, and that we shall overcome this evil together." Speaking to reporters, the Israeli president said he had been "shaken to the core" hearing about the attack. "Our heart missed a beat, like all Israelis and all Jews. And I'm here to express solidarity, friendship, and love," he said."
"Tributes poured in after the Bondi Beach attack, which took place at a Jewish fesitval [FILE: January 2026]Image: Steven Markham/AFP/Getty Images Herzog held meetings with victims' families and survivors of the antisemitic attack on a Jewish holiday Australia's worst shooting incident in 40 years in which 15 people were killed. The Israeli president laid the wreath and two stones he had brought from Jerusalem at a pavilion near the attack's site, which became a make-shift memorial site after the shooting."
Israeli President Isaac Herzog began a visit to Australia focused on the Bondi Beach attack. He met victims' families and survivors of an antisemitic attack on a Jewish holiday that killed 15 people, marking Australia's worst shooting in 40 years. He laid a wreath and two stones brought from Jerusalem at a makeshift memorial pavilion near the attack site. Herzog said the stones will remain to remember victims and that people of all faiths and nations "will continue to hold strong in the face of terror, violence and hatred, and that we shall overcome this evil together." He said he was "shaken to the core," expressed solidarity, and sought to strengthen bilateral relations. Tight security accompanied the visit, which also included stops in Melbourne and Canberra.
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