A Holocaust survivor, a 10-year-old and a Chabad rabbi were among the 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Australia's Bondi Beach on Sunday. Hundreds of people had gathered to mark the first day of the Jewish festival before the attackers struck at the event in Sydney.

By Scott Murdoch and Christine Chen MELBOURNE, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday were a rabbi who was a father of five,

The prime minister described the attack as "act of evil antisemitism."

Following the deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced criticism he didn’t do enough to combat rising assaults on the Jewish community nor swiftly enact recommendations from the nation’s antisemitism envoy released five months ago.

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.

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