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.

Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security at public events following the weekend's mass shooting attack on a Hanukkah celebration on a beach

The group said it already had a list of clients booked for December. Then, when the mass shooting happened in Bondi, Australia​, phones would not stop ringing.

At least 15 people were killed in a terror attack on Sunday targeting the Jewish community celebrating the first night of Hannukah at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.

A troubling rise in antisemitic attacks and incidents in recent years have left some feeling anger after the kind of deadly attack they felt was sure to happen.

The country endured its deadliest mass killing in nearly 30 years, with the massacre of 15 people this weekend during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.

Guy Pearce apologized for sharing antisemitic social media posts two weeks ago, and the comments resurfaced after the deadly Bondi Beach shooting that targeted the Jewish community. The Australian actor said after the posts made headlines in November: "I am aware how sharing inaccurate content can cause confusion and distress.