Ten people, including children, are dead after two gunmen armed with rifles opened fire at Bondi Beach where a Jewish holiday celebration was unfolding on Sunday afternoon.
Witnesses said two men stepped out of a vehicle on Campbell Parade, near Bondi Pavilion, and opened fire about 6.40pm on Sunday with footage showing blast after blast on the tourist strip. Some witnesses report more than 30 shots.
Video and photos taken by a Daily Mail photographer show a gunman opening fire from an elevated bridge using a large rifle.
One gunman has been shot dead. The second shooter is in critical condition.
A festival, Chanukah by the Sea, advertised as a night of family fun, was taking place, with children attending the event when the gunmen opened fire.
Up to 25 injured people, including two police officers, have been taken to various hospitals in Sydney.
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What we knowAvi Yemini: EXCLUSIVE: Bondi TERROR ATTACK survivor relives HORRIFIC ordeal
Two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach about 6.40pm on Sunday
At least 10 people have been killed, including a police officer
At least 12 more have been injured, including one child
One gunman has been shot dead
A second gunman has been shot, arrested and is in custody, being treated by emergency services. He is in a critical condition
An IED left in Bondi has been confirmed by police.
Police believe the attack was targeted
The intended target is understood to be a Chanukah event at Bondi Beach
Police sources believe the attack may have been planned for months
NSW Police and AFP are responding, with a large emergency operation underway
Multiple victims have been taken to St Vincent’s Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and St George Hospital
The beach was busy at the time, with Christmas markets and evening swimmers present
Eyewitnesses reported panic, at least 30 gunshots and people fleeing
Families sheltered in nearby homes as the incident unfolded
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WARNING: Confronting content Bondi beach casualties
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Two Shooters
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SYDNEY MASSACRE:
Drone footage showing the Jihadists being eliminated
🇦🇺 BONDI SHOOTING
— Katherine Deves Morgan 🇦🇺🚺 (@deves_katherine) December 14, 2025
This is North Bondi, many families with young children frequent this end of the Beach because of the grassy area & rock pool
Only someone driven by pure hateful evil would do this
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🇦🇺 BONDI SHOOTING
— Katherine Deves Morgan 🇦🇺🚺 (@deves_katherine) December 14, 2025
Give this man a medal
Thank god for men who risk their own lives without hesitation to save others
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ONE OF THE ALLEGED SHOOTERS pic.twitter.com/8PhJaNFRf0
— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) December 14, 2025
🇦🇺 BONDI SHOOTING
— Katherine Deves Morgan 🇦🇺🚺 (@deves_katherine) December 14, 2025
Terrorists reportedly dead pic.twitter.com/LMbqW5Bc9H
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Man appears to stomp on a suspected terrorist.
How many times did we warn the Government? We never felt once that they listened.
Tragic but no surprise.
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Among the many victims of the attack in Australia, Arsen Ostrovsky was also injured,
, a social media influencer, chairman of the Israel-Australia Jewish Council, and until recently served as chairman of the International Legal Forum. Ostrovsky was injured in the head and according to him, he is fine. "Those bastards won't win," he wrote to me. Wishing him a full recovery.
Statement from Australian Jewish Association CEO Robert Gregory:
— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) December 14, 2025
"What happened tonight is a tragedy but entirely foreseeable.
The Albanese government was warned so many times but failed to take adequate actions to protect the Jewish community.
Tonight, many Jews are…
DOESN'T EVEN MENTION THAT IT WAS A JEWISH EVENT
— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) December 14, 2025
What a shameful disgrace!
PM Albanese avoids even mentioning that it was the Jewish community targetted and Jews shot. pic.twitter.com/ZOC0MGwlSZ
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