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Jewish Community members in Australia have demanded the release of hostages taken by Hamas militants in their 7 October attack on Israel . People wore blindfolds and held posters of hostages as they gathered in Melbourne on Sunday in a vigil to remember the attack that killed around 1,300 people . Hamas militants seized hostages of all ages and nationalities and the reported number of hostages has varied. Israel says around 200 are currently being held in Gaza.
” In a separate event in Adelaide, Foreign Minister Penny Wong joined other political leaders at a vigil with members of Adelaide's Jewish community, to mourn the lives lost. Wong described the Hamas attacks as an "assault on collective humanity." "It was an act of evil perpetrated by a terrorist group, a hateful group bent on the destruction of the state of Israel and the eradication of the Jews and that is why it must be condemned.
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