Australia, Bondi Beach
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Sunday marked the first night of Hannukah, and to celebrate, more than 1,000 people gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, some dancing and banging drums. Others were swimming in the ocean.
Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.
Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.
The victims of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Australia, shooting have begun to be identified. Here's what we know about them.
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Gunmen targeted Australia’s Jewish community in a deadly mass shooting. Here’s what we know
Sydney residents have laid flowers and lit candles in a massive outpouring of support as the community mourns people who were massacred by two gunmen in a terror attack Sunday targeting the Jewish community celebrating the first night of Hannukah at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said two gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish holiday celebration were motivated by the Islamic State.
The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.
Sunday's deadly attack at Bondi Beach appears to have been "motivated by Islamic State ideology", says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.