The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved the vandalizing of synagogues and a day care center.

Australia has been grappling with a spate of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of the Israel-Gaza war in late 2023.

Detectives in Australia are investigating whether foreign actors paying criminals are behind the recent string of antisemitic attacks.

Australia's federal police have said they are investigating whether "overseas actors or individuals" are paying criminals to carry out antisemitic crimes in the country. There has been a spate of such incidents in recent months,

The crimes have included torching a child care center, burning cars in largely Jewish neighborhoods and smearing red paint and graffiti on synagogues in Sydney, while a synagogue in Melbourne was firebombed in December,