Sydney Medical Staff Stood Down After Boasting Online About Killing Israeli Patients

Two medical staffers—one claiming to be a doctor—have been stood down as police and the hospital they work for are investigated.

An Israeli flag is seen attached to the fence at the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea, Australia, on Dec. 9, 2024. Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images

Two hospital workers from Bankstown Hospital in Sydney’s southwest have been stood down after they appeared on a video boasting they had killed—and would kill Israeli patients—in their care.

Police have also been brought in to investigate the claims.