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.

For between 10 and 20 minutes, two gunmen opened fire on attendees at the Hanukkah event, gunning down men, women and children as terrified beachgoers fled. More than a dozen people were killed and at least 40 wounded, some critically, including two police officers.

Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.

The first night of Hanukkah in Pacific Palisades, coming nearly a year after January’s wildfires, was always going to evoke both joy and loss in the beleaguered community.

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher and Bishop Conference President Timothy Costelloe call for prayer after a terrorist attack leaves at least 16 people dead.

Two medical professionals who live near Bondi Beach, where gunmen attacked a Hanukkah festival on Sunday, described a harrowing scene.