As concerns mount, heres what the us president had to say. Reporter mr president , what is your message to iran in this moment . Dont. We are devoted to the defence of israel. We will support israel, we will help defend israel and iran will not succeed. Thank you very much. Our state department correspondent, tom bateman, has this analysis. Well, i think theres two things going on here. Because what weve had is the very public messaging from the white house right up to President Biden himself, which has been around the fear of or the concern of the credible threat of an attack by the iranians onto israeli soil. And what has been said to be an ironclad commitment by The Americans to israels right to defend itself, in the case of that, but then theres been this behind the scenes messaging, which has been going on for several days now, from across the us administration, which has been far more specific about what kind of strike this might involve. Now, that is included. Our us news partne
Bondijunction located in the citys affulent Eastern Suburbs. The attack has left six people dead with eight people in hospital, including a nine month old baby, who has undergone surgery. The attacker was shot dead by a Senior Police officer who had been in the area at the time. Lets show you these pictures taken as the incident was unfolding. As you can see a member of the public, at the top of an escalator, and carrying a barrier, confront the attacker whos seen on the left of screen. Lets hear from some of the people who were there at the Shopping Centre. There was, i saw a woman lying on the floor in miss chanel. It is like the worst thing ever. Like who does that to people . It is all a blur. We were coming in and we got told by a woman not to go in but we didnt believe her and we went in anyway. We were just looking, somebody was injured down there, everybody was looking to see what was going on. But then we saw all these people running towards us and we heard a shot. My husband
Before he was shot dead by police. Officers said he was known to the authorities and the attack was likely not a Terrorism Incident. Katy watson reports now from the scene. Shouting. Fear and panic in bondi. Chaos in one of sydneys busiest Shopping Centres. Police were called after reports of multiple stabbings, and this is the scene they were met with. The attacker entered the Shopping Centre just after three in the afternoon, maiming people in his path. Outside, shoppers ran for their lives out of the mall. There was relief and terror. Everyone move back i was hiding in the back room just hearing gunshots. It wasjust like the worst thing ever. We saw these people running towards us, and then we heard a shot. My husband dragged us into a shop and the lady locked the doors. He just came in and started floating towards us. All i heard was, put it down, and then she shot him. If she didnt shoot him, i he would have kept going. He was on the rampage. The motive is still unclear, but inves
With eight people in hospital, including a nine month old baby, who has undergone surgery. The attacker was shot dead by a Senior Police officer who had been in the area at the time. Lets go live to sydney for a Press Conference from the acting New South Wales premier. Mew conference from the acting New South Wales premier wales premier. New south wales has today experienced wales premier. New south wales has today experienced a wales premier. New south wales has today experienced a distressing wales premier. New south wales has today experienced a distressing and l today experienced a distressing and horrific crime right here in one of the most ordinary of places. Innocent people have been attacked at the local Shopping Centre. People enjoying the first day of the School Holidays with their kids, people bring their ordinary shopping, their Clothes Shopping, and workers who serve all of them, they have witnessed something horrific. But even worse, we have lost six innocent lives under
will come to paragraph 14 in due course. the issue here, no, i would have given way to the honourable gentleman. now, in paragraph nine the report says that we leave our party interest at the door of the committee room. and that is all very good and to be encouraged. but it doesn t meet the hoffman test. and why do i think the hoffman test is important is because the judicial important is because the judicial committee of the house of lords, committee of the house of lords, like the privileges committee, was a like the privileges committee, was a committee of parliament following a committee of parliament judicial or in this case quasi judicial or in this case quasi judicial process. and what is the issue here? and i quote from the judgment. the contention is that there was a real danger or reasonable apprehension or suspicion that lord hoffmann might have been biased. that is to say, it is