Melbourne synagogue evacuated on Shabbat as tensions over Israel-Hamas war flare in Australia
On Sunday, separate rallies to free the 240 people Hamas is holding hostage and to call for a ceasefire drew thousands of people in Sydney.
An Australian flag is seen hung in a tree burnt by bushfire on the property of farmer Jeff McCole in Buchan, Victoria, Australia(photo credit: REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY)ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
