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- Shooting during a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach
- Two gunmen opened fire, discharging dozens of rounds
- A bystander intervened and disarmed one attacker
- 12 people confirmed dead
- 29 others wounded, several critically
- One suspect was killed; another is in critical condition
- Police are examining a possible IED connection
- Deadliest Australian shooting since 1996
At approximately 6:47 p.m. local time, two individuals opened fire on Bondi Beach crowds at Archer Park in Sydney, Australia where over 1,000 people had gathered for a Jewish celebration of the first day of Hanukkash.
At least 12 people were killed by the two gunmen, and 29 others have been transported to various hospitals – including two police officers who are in serious condition – in what the authorities called an anti-semitic terrorist attack.
BREAKING: At least 7 people shot, including police officer, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. pic.twitter.com/HlQWZv2Chs
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 14, 2025
New South Wales police say two people have been taken into custody, and the Australian Broadcasting Corp said one of at least two gunmen was among those killed.
Today we stand together as Australians against hate in this moment of profound tragedy and shock. pic.twitter.com/NVPawp3PWo
— Sussan Ley (@sussanley) December 14, 2025
The police said they know two gunmen were involved and are investigating whether there was a third shooter.
The rare mass shooting sent crowds scattering on Australia’s best-known beach. Emergency workers were seen transporting a person on a stretcher after the shooting. Video from the scene broadcast by ABC Australia, the public broadcaster, showed police officers fanning out in an outdoor area where a gun was lying near a tree.
BREAKING: At least 10 people killed, 12 injured in shooting attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, police say. – local outlets pic.twitter.com/udDmDhuQg1
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 14, 2025
An eyewitness named Gil, who did not give his surname, described the scene.
“It was kind of like, I don’t know, fish in a barrel. Like, the guy (shooter) had a… I think what I’ve been told he had an automatic rifle, big gun, standing on a bridge, and just target practice.”
BREAKING: Watch as bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.pic.twitter.com/ko1DIo7tMY
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 14, 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident “shocking and distressing”, adding that “emergency responders are on the ground and working to save lives”.
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) December 14, 2025
Albanese said the shooting was “an act of evil anti-Semitism, terrorism, that has struck the heart of our nation.”ustralia’s PM Albanese says the shooting was “an act of evil anti-Semitism, terrorism, that has struck the heart of our nation.”
An image is circulating online showing a suspect allegedly involved in the Bondi Beach shooting, which occurred during a Jewish holiday, as authorities continue investigations.#Australia #BondiBeach pic.twitter.com/jAbSe7Re97
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) December 14, 2025
One witness described the shooting. “I saw at least 10 people on the ground and blood everywhere,” 30-year-old local Harry Wilson told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Jewish people who had gone to light the first candle of the Hanukkah holiday on the beach had been attacked by “vile terrorists”.
Although mass shootings are rare in Australia, the last happened just two months ago in Croydon Park, a suburb about 16 kilometers (10 miles) to the west of Bondi Beach. No one was killed although 16 were injured after an alleged shooter shot 50 bullets onto a busy street from the window of his apartment.
Life coverage of the shooting:
Mass Shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia – LIVE Breaking News Coverage #BondiBeach #Bondi https://t.co/liWjrUHfZm
— Agenda-Free TV (@AgendaFreeTV) December 14, 2025
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