Australia's prime minister said the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “clearly” motivated by extremist ideology.

Australian police are investigating a trip taken to the Philippines by two alleged gunmen in the month before Sunday's deadly shooting.

While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of the gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a couple and another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for their heroic efforts to save those around them.

At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at Australia’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday. Follow live updates.

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.

At least 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a mass shooting targeting Jews celebrating Hanukkah on Australia's Bondi Beach. Anna Coren has more.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the attack "was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah."

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar blamed Australia's government for a deadly attack on a Hanukkah event that killed 11 people.