Bondi, Australia and gun laws
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At least 15 victims have been killed in a mass terror attack at Bondi Beach. Dozens of casualties have also been take to hospitals across Sydney. One alleged gunman was killed at the scene and another is critically injured in hospital. Police say the alleged gunmen were father and son. Follow live updates below.
President Trump will participate in a Hanukkah celebration at the White House Tuesday evening. The event comes as Jewish groups in the U.S. have urged their counterparts to increase security precautions after an attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney,
As governments contemplate landmark reforms to the nation's gun laws in the wake of the Bondi stabbing, Jewish groups say cultural change is also needed.
The dashcam video shows a couple who were killed in the attack, identified by their family as Boris and Sofia Gurman, both in their 60s.
These are updates for Monday, December 15, 2025, as Australia grapples with the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting.
Police have confirmed the Bondi Beach terror attack was allegedly carried out by a father and son, and say they are not searching for any other suspects.
Fifteen people - including a 10-year-old girl and a British-born rabbi - were killed when two gunmen targeted Jewish people attending a Hanukkah event.
SYDNEY — Hundreds remained on Bondi Beach long after the sun had set Tuesday. Many stood silently beneath the waning moon, police helicopters whirring overhead. Some laid bouquets of flowers, which local stores were giving out for free. All were there to pay tribute to the 15 people killed at a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday.
Officials in Australia have given an update on the investigation into the weekend's Bondi Beach mass shooting, which left at least 15 people dead. It comes as new footage shows a couple who tried to stop a gunman.
An unknown hero in the Bondi Beach terror attack tackled one of the gunmen and grabbed his weapon in footage shared online. The clip shows the bystander in a white shirt crouching behind a car, as the gunman fires off shots just metres in front of him.
Sydney is reeling after Australia’s first mass shooting in nearly thirty years targeted a Jewish celebration on Bondi Beach. Follow here for rolling updates.