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Bondi Beach shooting death toll rises to 16, 10-year-old child among those killed | Highlights

Dec 15, 2025 04:33 am IST

  • Bondi Beach shooting highlights: At least 16 people have been killed, while 40 others, including two cops, were injured in the mass shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday. As per cops, the attack took place as people gathered for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

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Shooting at Bondi Beach: Police patrol in the early morning following a shooting Sunday at Sydney's Bondi Beach(AP)

Shooting in Bondi Beach Highlights: As Australia reels in from the horrific attack at Bondi Beach, police have stated that the death toll from the attack has now climbed to 16. The earlier toll stood at 12, which included one of the gunmen. ...Read More

 

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  • Dec 15, 2025 03:34 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Jewish schools, synagogues closed in New South Wales after mass shooting

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Jewish schools and synagogues in New South Wales will remain closed and will not be holding their usual religious services in the wake of the attack at Bondi Beach on Sunday.

    The announcement was made by Dave Sharma, senator for New South Wales and the former ambassador to Israel. As reported by ABC (Australian Broadcasting Cooperation) news, Sharma told Sarah Morice on NewsRadio that closure was also in light of the higher level of security.

  • Dec 15, 2025 03:31 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Youngest victim a 10-year-old child, say police

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: As the death toll in the Bondi beach shooting rises to 16, police have revealed that the youngest victim of the attack was a 10-year-old child.

  • Dec 15, 2025 02:40 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: No indication attack was planned, say cops

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: NSW Commissioner Lanyon stated on Monday that there was no indication that the attack on Sunday was planned in advance.

    However, the NSW official added that it was too early in the investigation to determine this.

  • Dec 15, 2025 02:13 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One of the gunman had a firearm license, say cops

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One of the gunman had firearm license, said New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon stated that one of the gunmen - 50-year-old male - held a gun license for 10 years and had six registered firearms.

  • Dec 15, 2025 02:11 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Albanese responds to Netanyahu - ‘Time for unity’

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, when asked about Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's swipe at him after the Bondi beach shooting, made a call for unity.

    "This is a moment for national unity, a moment for Australians to come together, which is exactly what we will be doing," said Albanese at a press conference on Monday (local time).

  • Dec 15, 2025 02:04 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Gunmen 'father-son' due, say NSW cops

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Speaking at a press conference regarding the terror attack at Bondi Beach, NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon stated that only two gunmen were involved in the attack, a father-son duo.

    The commissioner added that the two suspects are both male - one 50-year-old and one 24-year-old.

    Lanyon added that 50 year old male died during the shooting. The 24-year-old male is critical but in stable condition.

  • Dec 15, 2025 02:01 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Australia will not be divided, says Albanese

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Speaking at a press conference regarding the terror attack at Bondi Beach, Australian prime minister stated all efforts will be made to investigate the incident, adding that such an attack cannot divide the country.

    “Australia will not be divided,” said Albanese.

  • Dec 15, 2025 01:40 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updattes: Cops share update on death toll

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Udpates: Taking to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the New South Wales police force have confirmed the rise in the death toll.

    As per the latest information on Monday (local time), at least 16 people have been killed after the deadly incident. This toll includes one of the gunmen who opened fire at the gathering.

  • Dec 15, 2025 01:36 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: 12-year-old child among killed

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: As Australia reels after a deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach, New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park has stated that the death toll had risen from 12 to 16 overnight.

    As reported by news agency Reuters, the NSW minister stated that the death toll includes a 12-year-old child.

    Three other children are being treated in hospital, he added at a press conference.

  • Dec 15, 2025 01:27 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Death toll climbs to 16

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The death toll from the terror attack at Bondi beach has now increased to 16. As per Reuters, police added that at least 40 people have been injured after the attack at the Sydney beach.

  • Dec 15, 2025 12:31 am IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The hero bystander who disarmed gunmen

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.

    Video footage posted to social media shows a passerby dressed in a white T-shirt and dark pants crouching behind a parked car before sneaking up behind a gunman, grabbing him and wrestling away his firearm.

    The bystander then points the weapon at the gunman, who falls to the ground.

    The intervention drew wide praise, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New South Wales Premier Chris Minns called it the “most unbelievable scene.”

    “A man walking up to a gunman who had fired on the community and single-handedly disarming him, putting his own life at risk to save the lives of countless other people,” Minns said. “That man is a genuine hero.”

  • Dec 14, 2025 11:48 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Trump says mass shooting a ‘purely antisemitic attack’

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: US President Donald Trump has condemned the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach, calling the incident a ‘purely antisemitic attack’.

  • Dec 14, 2025 11:09 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Israel's Netanyahu condemns attacks, targets Albanese govt - ‘You did nothing’

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack in Bondi Beach on Sunday. However, in his condemnation the Likud leader targeted the Albanese government and accused it of ‘failing to protect’ the Jewish community.

    Echoing his statements made after Australia's recognition of Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said he warned ahead of the attack that the move “pours fuel on antisemitic fire.”

    “You did nothing to curb the cancer cells that were growing inside your country. You took no action,” Netanyahu said during a government meeting on Sunday. “You let the disease spread and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today.”

    Albanese vowed at a late-night press conference to “eradicate” antisemitism, saying shooting was a “targeted attack” on the Jewish community.

    At least 12 people, including an Israeli citizen, were killed in Australia’s worst terrorist attack when gunmen opened fire on Jews who had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening.

  • Dec 14, 2025 10:55 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Eyewitness say cops froze during shooting

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One of the survivors told reporters that the authorities “froze” during the 20-minute rampage, per New York Post. Eyewitness Shmulik Scuri, who was present at the Chanukah by the Sea 2025 celebration, told reporters that the two suspects began shooting from a nearby bridge. “For 20 minutes. They shoot, shoot. Change magazines. And just shoot,” he said. “Twenty minutes, there was four policemen there. Nobody give fire back. Nothing. Like they froze,” he went on, adding, “I don’t understand why.”

  • Dec 14, 2025 10:54 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: 12-year-old among the dead

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: A 12-year-old child was among those who were killed in the mass shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, reports said.

  • Dec 14, 2025 10:49 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Palestinian foreign ministry condemns Sydney attack

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The Palestinian foreign ministry has condemned the terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney in which gunmen opened fire at people who had gathered for the Hanukkah festival celebrations. The mass shooting is being termed by the Australian authorities as a targeted attack on the Jewish community.

  • Dec 14, 2025 10:46 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: King Charles appalled by Bondi shooting

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Britain's King Charles said he and Queen Camilla were "appalled and saddened" by the shooting targeting Jewish people at a Chanukah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, which claimed the lives of at least 11 people and left dozens wounded. Charles is the head of state for Australia, although the role is largely ceremonial. "My wife and I are appalled and saddened by the most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack on Jewish people attending the Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach," Charles said in a statement posted on X.

  • Dec 14, 2025 10:45 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Prayer for Bondi Beach victims at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The Hanukkah event at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate will include a prayer for the victims of Sydney's Bondi Beach shooting. Germany has long followed a policy of special responsibility for Jews and for Israel, known as the Staatsraeson, due to the legacy of the Nazi Holocaust. Security measures at synagogues and other Jewish institutions are the norm in Berlin, but a police spokesperson said these would be ramped up for the Hanukkah period.

  • Dec 14, 2025 10:43 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Security for Hanukkah beefed up in major cities

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Major cities like London, new York and Berlin have heightened the security measures for the Hanukkah festival events in view of the Bondi Beach attack.

  • Dec 14, 2025 09:08 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: What cops said on shooters

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One of the two suspects has been shot dead and another is said to be critically injured. The police said that explosives were found in a car at the Bondi Beach as they are examining several suspicious material in the vicinity of the attack. Australia's ABC news quoted anonymous police officials saying that one of the two suspects has been identified as Naveed Akram, though it is not clear if Akram is the one who was shot dead or the one critically injured. NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said one of the shooters was known to authorities, but clarified that “the person that we know has very, very little knowledge to the police”, ABC Australia reported. “So he’s not someone that we would have automatically been looking at at this time,” he said.

  • Dec 14, 2025 09:05 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Australian PM's big remark on shooting

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The shooting was a “targeted attack” on the Jewish community, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a late-night press conference. He flagged an uncompromising crackdown on anti-Semitism. “We will eradicate it,” he said.

  • Dec 14, 2025 08:30 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Netanyahu slams Canberra on antisemitism

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Canberra of having fuelled antisemitism in the period leading up to the shooting."A few months ago I wrote to the Australian prime minister that your policy is pouring oil on the fire of antisemitism," he said, referring to a letter he sent to Anthony Albanese in August following Canberra's announcement that it would recognise Palestinian statehood.

    "Antisemitism is a cancer that spreads when leaders are silent," Netanyahu added during a televised public address at an event in southern Israel.

  • Dec 14, 2025 07:19 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Heinous deadly attack, says António Guterres

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: UN Secretary General António Guterres termed the shooting a “heinous deadly attack” and said, “I am horrified and condemn today’s heinous deadly attack on Jewish families gathered in Sydney to celebrate Hannukah. My heart is with the Jewish community worldwide on this first day of Hannukah, a festival celebrating the miracle of peace and light vanquishing darkness.”

  • Dec 14, 2025 07:16 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: US condemns mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The United States "strongly condemns" the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in which 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on Sunday. "Antisemitism has no place in this world. Our prayers are with the victims of this horrific attack, the Jewish community, and the people of Australia," Rubio wrote in a post on X.

  • Dec 14, 2025 07:01 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Bystander hailed a hero for tackling armed gunman

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The bystander who tackled and disarmed a gunman at the Bondi Beach is being hailed a hero for saving lives. Footage circulating on social media shows a man in a car park wearing a white shirt running up to a man in a dark shirt who is holding a rifle. He then tackles the armed man from behind, wrenching the rifle from him with his hands before pointing the gun back at the man. While the identity of the man was not immediately known, Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales state, where Sydney is located, said it was the "most unbelievable scene I've ever seen". "A man walking up to a gunman who had fired on the community and single-handedly disarming him, putting his own life at risk to save the lives of countless other people."

    "That man is a genuine hero, and I've got no doubt that there are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery."

  • Dec 14, 2025 06:50 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: PM Albanese extends support to Jewish community

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Following the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese extended support to the Jewish community and said, “We embrace you and we reaffirm tonight that you have every right to be proud of who you are and what you believe. You have the right to worship and study and live and work in peace and safety. And you enrich us as a nation. You should never have to endure the loss that you have suffered today. You should never know the fear that you know tonight."

  • Dec 14, 2025 05:52 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One of the two shooters identified

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One of the two shooters who carried out the deadly mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach has been identified as Naveed Akram. Akram, a man from the city's south-west, was believed to have carried out an attack at the Australian iconic beach, packed with visitors on a busy weekend, ABC Australia reported. The Australian authorities said Akram's home in the suburb of Bonnyrigg was being raided by police on Sunday evening. One of the gunmen was fatally shot by police, while the second was arrested. Authorities said the arrested suspect was in critical condition. However, it is not yet clear which one of the attackers was Naveed.

  • Dec 14, 2025 05:38 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: PM Albanese talks tough, reaches out to Jewish community

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Sunday said the security agencies are are working to determine anyone associated with this outrage. “This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith,” he said. He also convened a meeting of the country's national security council and condemned the attack, saying the evil that was unleashed was "beyond comprehension".

  • Dec 14, 2025 05:34 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: PM Modi condemns ghastly terror attack

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned the shooting in Sydney which he termed as a ‘ghastly terror attack targeting people celebrating the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah' ." On behalf of the people of India, I extend my sincere condolences to the families who lost their loved ones. We stand in solidarity with the people of Australia in this hour of grief. India has zero tolerance towards terrorism and supports the fight against all forms and manifestations of terrorism," Modi wrote on X.

  • Dec 14, 2025 05:30 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Explosives found in one of the suspects' car, say police

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The Australian police said they have recovered an improvised explosive device in one of the suspect's cars and a “number of suspicious items located in the vicinity” were being examined by specialist officers.

  • Dec 14, 2025 05:22 pm IST

    Bondi Beach shooting Live Updates: Attack designed to target Sydney's Jewish community, says Premier Chris Minns

    Bondi Beach shooting Live Updates: Premier Chris Minns said the attack was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community. Two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach where hundreds had gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, a Jewish festival. Quoting local media, Bloomberg reported that the gunmen opened fire at around 6.30 p.m. as hundreds of people attended the Chanukah by the Sea event to celebrate the start of the Jewish festival.

  • Dec 14, 2025 05:03 pm IST

    Bondi Beach shooting Live Updates: Death toll likely to rise

    Bondi Beach shooting Live Updates: The death toll in the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney is likely to rise as condition of those injured is said to be critical. NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon said that 29 people. including two cops, were shifted to hospitals after the shooting.

  • Dec 14, 2025 05:01 pm IST

    Bondi Beach shooting Live Updates: Israel president calls on Australia to fight ‘enormous wave of antisemitism’

    Bondi Beach shooting Live Updates: Israel President Isaac Herzog called the shooting a "very cruel attack on Jews who went to light the first candle of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach". In a speech at an event in Jerusalem, Herzog called on Australia to "fight against the enormous wave of antisemitism which is plaguing Australian society".

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:53 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Police designates shooting a terrorist incident

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon said the mass shooting at Bondi Beach has been designated a terrorist attack, according to The Guardian. Lanyon said that 29 people, including two cops, have been hospitalised after the firing.

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:39 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Police ask people to share mobile, dashcam footage related to shooting

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: The New South Wales Police has reached out to people asking them to share mobile phone or dashcam visuals relevant to the Bondi Beach shooting.

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:33 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Australian home affairs minister terms shooting ‘appalling act of violence’

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Australia's home affairs minister Tony Burke termed the shooting at Bondi Beach an appalling act of violence. “I’m horrified by the news from Bondi. The Prime Minister is being briefed directly by all security agencies. All Australians stand together with the victims and against this appalling act of violence,” he wrote on X.

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:29 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: ‘Blood everywhere’: Eyewitnesses recount horror

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Recounting horror of the shooting, an eyewitness told AFP that they were shocked to hear the shots which felt like coming from a powerful weapon. "We heard the shots. It was shocking, it felt like 10 minutes of just bang, bang, bang. It seemed like a powerful weapon," Camilo Diaz, a 25-year-old student from Chile, was quoted as saying by AFP. A British tourist told AFP he saw "two shooters in black" after the gunfire broke out. "There was a shooting, two shooters in black with semi-automatic rifles," Timothy Brant-Coles told AFP, saying he saw multiple people who had been shot and wounded. Another witness, 30-year-old local resident Harry Wilson, told the Sydney Morning Herald he saw "at least 10 people on the ground and blood everywhere".

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:23 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Dramatic video shows bystander overpowering armed shooter | Watch

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: A dramatic video has surfaced showing a bystander overpowering the armed shooter. the man seen behind a car suddenly pounces on the shooter and snatches away his gun.

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:20 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: How gunmen attacked the crowd

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: According to reports, two gunmen dressed in black opened fire at the crowd at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday where hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, a Jewish festival. Bloomberg reported that the gunmen opened fire just after 6.30 p.m. local time as hundreds of people attended the Chanukah by the Sea event to celebrate the start of the Jewish festival. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. showed footage of two black-clad gunmen firing on people from a footbridge near the beach. In another unconfirmed clip, a bystander is shown tackling and disarming one of the gunmen.

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:17 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One shooter shot dead

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: One of the two shooters has been killed, AFP reported, quoting police. Another shooter is said to be critical.

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:14 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Prime Minister Anthony condemns the shooting

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: Prime Minister Anthony condemned the shooting saying the scenes from Bondi Beach were ‘shocking’ and ‘distressing’. “My thoughts are with every person affected. I have just spoken to the AFP Commissioner and with the NSW Premier. We are working with the NSW Police and will provide further updates as more information is confirmed,” he said.

  • Dec 14, 2025 04:03 pm IST

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: 10 dead, several injured

    Shooting in Bondi Beach Live Updates: At least 10 people were killed and at least 12 were left injured after a mass shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Australia's Sydney on Sunday. Two cops are also among the injured.

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