President Donald Trump addressed the mass shootings in the U.S. and Australia on Sunday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
"We're here for a different reason. We're here to celebrate Christmas and to celebrate," Trump told the crowd gathered. "And I think today we can very say loudly that we celebrate Hanukkah because there was such a horrible attack that was a purely antisemitic attack."
Trump went on to discuss the killing of two U.S. soliders and a U.S. civilian interpreter in Syria. He reiterated that the perpetrators of the attack will face serious consequences.
President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in November. (Syrian Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The gunman was killed by partner forces, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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The Pentagon is withholding the identities of the soldiers until at least 24 hours after their families have been notified.
Fox News' Greg Norman, Ashley Oliver, Jennifer Griffin, Benjamin Weinthal and Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.
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