YnetNews.com reports: “Following the massacre at a first-night Hanukkah candle-lighting event of the Jewish community in Bondi Beach, Sydney, on Sunday, Israel’s security officials are warning of the risk of jihadist copycat terror attacks elsewhere around the world. Officials say potential targets include both Jewish community sites and official Israeli diplomatic missions.

Against that backdrop, Israeli embassies and missions worldwide have been instructed to avoid holding public Hanukkah candlelighting events in open spaces over the coming week, citing concerns over attacks similar to the one carried out in Australia. The directive comes alongside a further increase in security alert levels, measures that are routinely taken during Jewish holidays, including ahead of Hanukkah.

Security at Israeli missions was already heightened following the October 7 massacre, amid a sharp rise in antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents globally, and those measures were not rolled back even after the end of the war. In parallel, Israeli diplomats in several countries have been instructed not to attend synagogues or Jewish community offices due to terror threats. In other countries, such decisions remain at the discretion of the embassy’s security officer…”