Australian police said Monday they are hunting for three suspects for an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue, designating it a terrorist act. Mask-wearing attackers set the Adass Israel Synagogue ablaze before dawn on Friday, police said, gutting much of the building.

Australia synagogue arson: Cops hunting for three suspects, term incident a 'terrorist act'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday (Dec 6) condemned the arson of a synagogue in Australia's Melbourne, saying the incident could not be separated from the anti-Israel sentiment emanating from the Australian government.

Australia synagogue arson: 'Heinous act can't be separated from anti-Israel sentiment,' says Netanyahu

A Melbourne synagogue came under attack on Friday when suspects set it on fire, an incident the prime minister has condemned as an "act of hate". ﻿The attack took place on the ﻿Adass Israel synagogue at Glen Eira Avenue in Ripponlea at around 4 am.

Melbourne synagogue set on fire in early morning attack as police hunt for two masked men