Two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's iconic Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, killing at least 15 people in what officials have declared a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community.

Dozens gathered outside the Betsy Ross House for a prayer service and religious celebration on the first night of Hanukkah, hours after a mass shooting in Australia at a Jewish party.

WASHINGTON In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, condemned

The Redlands Police Department’s investigation is still active as of Monday afternoon, according to spokesperson Carl Baker. The incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime. Police said Sunday the weapon used was likely an airsoft gun, as officers found no shell casings around the house.

Los Angeles County law enforcement departments have upped their security near Jewish places of worship and Hanukkah events in the wake of a shooting that left more than a dozen people dead​ at a beach in Australia.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Local Jewish communities are marking the second day of Hanukkah, following a mass shooting in Australia that left 15 dead. The shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Our Meera Bains is at a menorah lighting event at the Brighouse Branch of the Richmond Public Library,

"If you know someone who is Jewish right now, just reaching out and telling them that you're thinking about them is making a big difference."