2024 Melbourne synagogue attack
| 2024 Melbourne synagogue attack | |
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| Part of alleged 2024 Iranian operations inside Australia | |
| Location | 37°52′33″S 144°59′45″E / 37.8758°S 144.9959°E Adass Israel Synagogue, Ripponlea, Victoria, Australia |
| Date | 6 December 2024 4:10 a.m. (AEDT; UTC+11:00) |
| Target | The synagogue building, and members of the congregation |
Attack type | Arson attack |
| Weapon | Petrol |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Iran‑sponsored At least three unknown perpetrators |
| Motive | Antisemitism |
Destruction of the building Injury of one congregation member Victoria Police declare the incident a terrorist attack on 9 December. Counter-terrorism units of the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police search for perpetrators. | |
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On 6 December 2024, at approximately 4:10 am local time, an arson terrorist attack took place at the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne in Ripponlea, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The resulting fire injured one member of the synagogue and caused significant damage to the building. Investigation of the attack was assigned to the Australian Federal Police's counter-terrorism unit. On 9 December 2024, Victoria Police stated the incident was being treated as a terrorist attack. The perpetrators of the attack reportedly used an accelerant and followed by spreading that throughout the interior of the building with a broom before lighting the accelerant fluid.
On 26 August 2025, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that ASIO have determined Iran was allegedly involved in planning the attack. The attack was one of multiple 2024 Iranian operations inside Australia.