That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog. These were some of the main topics:

• ‘Shocking crime’: Albanese condemns synagogue attack: The prime minister has described the arson in the early hours of Friday as a “shocking incident that should be unequivocally condemned”.

• Jews ‘under siege’, says Israel’s ambassador: He condemned the suspected firebombing of Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue.

• Palestinian civilians can’t keep paying the price: Foreign Minister Penny Wong has highlighted the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians including children in rejecting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack on the Australian government supporting a United Nations resolution this week.

• Synagogue fire was deliberate, say police: Victoria Police Detective Inspector Chris Murray says the blaze at a Melbourne synagogue was not an accident.

• Jewish leaders condemn alleged attack: They described the incident as a “tragic day” for the community.

• Suspicious fire rips through Melbourne synagogue: A suspicious blaze has ripped through a synagogue in the south-east, causing significant damage.