After an attack on a synagogue in Melbourne, a car was set on fire and two buildings were vandalized with anti-Israel messages in Sydney.

<p>The Sydney incident took place in a suburb with a large Jewish community, and Australian authorities are investigating the attack. The rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents has been reported since Israel's response to a Hamas attack. Several anti-Jewish incidents have been reported in the past year, and the Jewish community has warned of possible violent attacks.