US EditionPeople told to take shelter as police respond to Bondi Beach incident
At least 12 people died and 29 were injured in the attack, which police and Australian leaders have declared a terrorism incident during Hanukkah celebrations.
- Two people were arrested following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, during a Hanukkah event, according to New South Wales Police.
- At least ten people have been killed, including one shooter, during the incident, which occurred on December 14, 2025.
- A bystander disarmed one of the gunmen, and his actions have been praised for potentially saving lives, as noted by Chris Minns, New South Wales Premier.
- Authorities are continuing to investigate the shooting, and residents are urged to avoid the area following reports of multiple fatalities and suspicious items nearby.
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I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
I grew up believing that Australia was one of the best places on earth to be Jewish. This country always felt like a gift: Extraordinary beaches, glorious wildlife, and a cultural temperament that values fairness and ease over hierarchy. For most of my life, my Jewishness in Australia was unremarkable. My parents and grandparents chose...
The Bondi beach shooting was a pogrom
This is not a time to mince words. Moral clarity is our sole duty on this dark day. What happened in Bondi in Sydney was an act of fascist barbarism. It was a pogrom on a beach. It was a massacre of Jews that brought to mind the horrors of the mid-20th century. If this
Two individuals, as shown below, opened fire on Sunday on a crowd celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanuka on the famous Bondi beach in Sydney, Australia, killing 11 people and wounding 29 people, according to the authorities. The attack took place on Sunday around 18:45 (8:45 in France) on Bondi Beach, Australia's most famous beach, usually frequented during the weekend by crowds of walkers, swimmers and surfers.One of the two perpetrators of …
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