Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Sunday (July 6) called an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation's Jewish community,

Police in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria have arrested a suspect in connection with an arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne on Friday night, during Shabbat prayers. The 34-year-old man from New South Wales allegedly carried out the attack around 8 p.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog also condemned the attack, stating “This is not the first such attack in Australia in recent months. But it must be the last.”

Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation's Jewish community.

An Australian minister calls an alleged arson case at a Melbourne synagogue an 'attack on Australia':: July 6, 2025:: Melbourne, Australia:: Tony Burke, Australian Home Affairs Minister"What we see in the door that's behind me is an attack on Australia.

A man has been charged over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation in antisemitic violence in Australia’s second-most populous city

An arsonist set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue, forcing the congregation to flee. Seven months earlier, criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same city.