Nurse charged over video that referenced harming Israeli patients

Australian authorities say there is "no evidence" that patients were actually harmed.

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Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, is facing three charges: threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill, and using a carriage service to harass or cause offence.

Ms Abu Lebdeh and another man were both suspended from their duties at Bankstown Hospital after the video - filmed on an anonymous online platform which pairs people randomly for a chat - was released online.

Authorities say there is "no evidence" the pair actually harmed patients.

In the footage, which appeared to have been filmed inside a hospital and was published by an Israeli content creator, Ms Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir allegedly bragged about refusing to treat Israeli patients, killing them, and said they would go to hell.

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