Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Village in West Bank, Wounding Nine

Here are Sunday’s key updates on Israel, Gaza and the Middle East:

■ At least 11 people have been killed in a shooting attack that Australian Police call a “terrorist incident” at a Hanukkah event in Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

■ One of the victims was identified by Chabad as one of its emissaries, Rabbi Eli Schlanger. A leading figure in the Australian Jewish community told CNN that a 12-year-old girl was also among the fatalities.

■ The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that at least one Israeli was killed and another one was wounded in the attack.

■ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Australia’s policies for the attack, saying they “pour fuel on the antisemitic fire.”

■ Several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Iran, Qatar and Lebanon, issued statements condemning the attack. “Antisemitism has no place in this world,” said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

■ The Israeli military said it struck three Hezbollah operatives in separate locations across southern Lebanon.

■ Israeli settlers raided the Palestinian village of Ein al-Duyuk near Jericho in the West Bank and attacked and wounded nine residents, Palestinian media reported.

■ A senior Hamas internal security officer was killed by militia members in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, the organization said.

■ Hamas’ Gaza chief Khalil Al-Hayya confirmed the killing of the group’s senior commander Raed Saed in an Israeli strike a day earlier.

■ A Palestinian man was killed by the Israeli military after allegedly attempting to stab soldiers near the Kiryat Arba settlement outside Hebron, the IDF said.