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Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting declared 'terror' attack, at least 16 dead: What we know so far

BONDI BEACH SHOOTING

Mourners placing flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Monday, December 15, 2025. Australia is in mourning after gunmen opened fire on Bondi Beach, killing at least 16 people in an attack designed to target the Jewish community. Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

Australian police have declared the deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach a terrorist attack. At least 16 people, including a child, were killed when two gunmen opened fire on hundreds gathered for the event, marking Australia’s deadliest shooting since Port Arthur in 1996. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged peace and unity, while the New South Wales Premier has appealed for blood donations. The attack has drawn global condemnation, including criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the government’s handling of antisemitism.


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Australian police have declared the deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach a terrorist attack. At least 16 people, including a child, were killed when two gunmen opened fire on hundreds gathered for the event, marking Australia’s deadliest shooting since Port Arthur in 1996. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged peace and unity, while the New South Wales Premier has appealed for blood donations. The attack has drawn global condemnation, including criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the government’s handling of antisemitism.


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