Officials said 15 people are dead after gunmen targeted the attendees of a Jewish community event on Sunday in Australia's Bondi Beach. Another 40 people were hospitalized with injuries, including a child and two officers,

Sunday's terrorist attack on Jewish Australians in Sydney highlights the community's fears amid rising antisemitism and government inaction since Oct.7, 2023.

For three cousins of Rabbi Dovber Berkowitz of the Jewish organization, Chabad of Contra Costa, the first night of Hanukkah was supposed to begin the same way Berkowitz was planning to celebrate in Walnut Creek on Sunday evening: with a menorah lighting celebration.

Authorities said two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach.

Bystander Ahmed al-Ahmad tackled a gunman during the Hanukkah shooting in Sydney on Sunday, saving lives before being shot twice.

Two witnesses of the scene of the Hanukkah shooting spoke with Sky News Australia about the attack and the efforts to save the victims.

Local media name the gunmen as Sajid Akram, 50, who died at the scene, and Naveed Akram, 24, who's in a critical condition. They reportedly had links to the Islamic State group.

Australia's gun ownership system has been widely credited with one of the lowest gun homicide rates, per capita. But the number of guns held legally has risen steadily for more th