Netanyahu on Australia cafe siege: International Islamic terror does not know borders

Rome – Emerging from a a three-hour meeting in Rome with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\’ s first comments related to the siege on the cafe in Sydney Australia that ended shortly before.

Netanyahu sent his condolences to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and the Australian people.He said that International Islamic terror does not know borders, and the struggle against it needs to be global.

Three people died after the hostage drama in Sydney ended in heavy gunfire as security forces stormed the building.The suspect was identified as Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee and self-styled sheikh.

During the siege, hostages had been forced to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihadist attack.