Police and local media reports said the shooting began while some people were attending a Hanukkah party on the beach. At least 40 people were hospitalized.

Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.

The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.

Chicagoans gathered Sunday with heavy hearts to light the menorah on the first day of Hanukkah. The shooting, that left at least 15 dead and 42 wounded, was Australia's deadliest in nearly 30 years.

The Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) in Jacksonville celebrated Hanukkah with increased security following a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Australia. Despite the heightened security measures,

After two gunmen targeted and killed over a dozen people during a Hanukkah event in Australia on Sunday, Floridians are heartbroken and outraged by the international tragedy as they ramp up security measures back home.

Following a mass shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney that killed 15 people, the North Texas Jewish community felt a deep personal connection after a Dallas rabbi learned a relative was among the victims,

Multiple people were struck when two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, Dec. 14, according to New South Wales Police.

Members of the Jewish community in Pikesville gathered Sunday at ARIEL Chabad for a menorah lighting event on the first night of Hanukkah with increased security measures in place in response to the Australia mass shooting.