Bondi Beach shooting live: A man looks at items left after the shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney the day before.
Bondi Beach Shooting Live Updates: Sixteen people, including one of the two shooters, were killed after a father and his son opened fire on Jews gathered on Sydney’s Bondi Beach to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah. The incident, which is believed to be Australia’s worst terrorist attack, took place on one of the country’s most famous beaches.
The attack shocked the nation not only because of the number of people killed and the anti-Semitic motive behind it, but also because it occurred in a place that is seen as a symbol of Australia’s natural beauty.
Bondi Beach shooting live: key points
1. Police said the death toll has risen to 16, including one of the attackers.
2. Eyewitnesses told local media that they heard between 40 and 50 gunshots. Footage from the scene shows emergency workers trying to save injured people.
3. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the shootings as “a targeted attack on Jewish Australians” and “an act of evil, anti-Semitism, terrorism that has struck at the heart of our nation.”
4. New South Wales Police said the attackers were a father and son. He did not share further details and said no other suspects were being sought.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack in Australia and said that India stands with the people of the country in this hour of grief. He said India has “zero tolerance” towards terrorism and supports the fight against it in all its forms and manifestations.
6. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked the deadly shootings in Sydney to Australia’s call for a Palestinian state. He said he had previously warned that such a move “adds fuel to the fire of anti-Semitism.”
7. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that Washington ‘strongly condemns the terrorist attack’ in Sydney. He added, “Anti-Semitism has no place in this world.”
8. The attackers began firing just after 6:45 pm local time, as more than 1,000 people were attending a ‘Chanukah by the Sea’ event on a warm summer evening. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the victims ranged in age from 10 to 87.
9. Australian media have hailed a man identified as Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43-year-old Sydney fruit shop owner, as a hero for confronting and disarming one of the gunmen during the attack. Video recorded by a bystander shows him attacking the gunman from behind as he walks through the car park and pinning him to the ground.
10. The Bondi Beach massacre is the deadliest terrorist attack in Australian history. It is the worst mass shooting since a lone gunman killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania, on April 28, 1996.
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The attack shocked the nation not only because of the number of people killed and the anti-Semitic motive behind it, but also because it occurred in a place that is seen as a symbol of Australia’s natural beauty.
Bondi Beach shooting live: key points
1. Police said the death toll has risen to 16, including one of the attackers.
2. Eyewitnesses told local media that they heard between 40 and 50 gunshots. Footage from the scene shows emergency workers trying to save injured people.
3. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the shootings as “a targeted attack on Jewish Australians” and “an act of evil, anti-Semitism, terrorism that has struck at the heart of our nation.”
4. New South Wales Police said the attackers were a father and son. He did not share further details and said no other suspects were being sought.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack in Australia and said that India stands with the people of the country in this hour of grief. He said India has “zero tolerance” towards terrorism and supports the fight against it in all its forms and manifestations.
6. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked the deadly shootings in Sydney to Australia’s call for a Palestinian state. He said he had previously warned that such a move “adds fuel to the fire of anti-Semitism.”
7. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that Washington ‘strongly condemns the terrorist attack’ in Sydney. He added, “Anti-Semitism has no place in this world.”
8. The attackers began firing just after 6:45 pm local time, as more than 1,000 people were attending a ‘Chanukah by the Sea’ event on a warm summer evening. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the victims ranged in age from 10 to 87.
9. Australian media have hailed a man identified as Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43-year-old Sydney fruit shop owner, as a hero for confronting and disarming one of the gunmen during the attack. Video recorded by a bystander shows him attacking the gunman from behind as he walks through the car park and pinning him to the ground.
10. The Bondi Beach massacre is the deadliest terrorist attack in Australian history. It is the worst mass shooting since a lone gunman killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania, on April 28, 1996.
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December 15, 2025 8:40:58 am First
Bondi Beach Sydney shooting live updates: What Australian PM Anthony Albanese said on the mass shooting
Bondi Beach Sydney shooting live updates: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as a “devastating terrorist attack” and expressed solidarity with Australia’s Jewish community.
In his address, Albanese said the incident was “a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith, an act of evil, anti-Semitism, terrorism that has struck the heart of our country.”
“There is no place for this hatred, violence and terrorism in our country,” he said.
He said, “Let me be clear, we will eradicate this vile act of violence and hatred, and there will be a moment of national unity where Australians will embrace their fellow Australians of the Jewish faith.”
December 15, 2025 8:14:50 am First
Bondi Beach shooting live updates: Here’s how the terror attack happened in Australia
Bondi Beach Shooting Live Updates: At about 6:47 p.m., as daylight faded on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on a warm Sunday evening, the sound of gunshots shattered the silence.
After a moment of confusion, frightened beachgoers ran across the sand, not sure where the bullets were coming from.
Soon, two gunmen were seen in a car park near a grassy area along the beach, where more than 1,000 members of Australia’s Jewish community had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah.
Mobile phone footage showed two men dressed in black firing long-barreled rifles while bystanders screamed, with plumes of smoke rising into the air after each shot.
December 15, 2025 7:58:54 am First
Bondi Beach shooting live updates: US ‘strongly condemns’ Australia attack
Bondi Beach shooting live updates: The United States “strongly condemns the terrorist attack” that killed more than a dozen people at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday.
“Anti-Semitism has no place in this world. Our prayers are with the victims of this horrific attack, the Jewish community and the people of Australia,” Rubio said in a post on Twitter.
December 15, 2025 7:47:47 am First
Bondi Beach Shooting Live Updates: Who are Sajid and Navid Akram?
Bondi Beach shooting live updates: The two gunmen behind the Bondi Beach shooting have been identified as a father and son.
During a press conference on Monday morning (local time), New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said that two men, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Navid Akram, have been identified as the sole shooters involved in the attack.
December 15, 2025 7:38:18 am First
Bondi Beach Shooting Live Updates: What did Australian PM, Trump and Netanyahu say on Sydney attack?
Bondi Beach shooting live updates: The attack drew worldwide condemnation, led by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who described it as an act of “pure evil”.
US President Donald Trump said it was a “purely anti-Semitic attack”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Australia’s government of “adding fuel to the fire of antisemitism” by not acting strongly enough before the shootings.
December 15, 2025 7:03:06 am First
Bondi Beach Shooting Live Updates: 16 killed, including attacker, in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting
Bondi Beach shooting live updates: Sixteen people have been killed in Australia’s worst terrorist attack after gunmen opened fire on Jewish people gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, police said. One of the two attackers was also included in this number.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon told reporters on Monday that the suspected gunmen were a father and son. father was killed
