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.

The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.

Jewish groups and law enforcement agencies across the Houston area are on alert in the wake of the shooting, in which at least 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured.

Seth takes a moment to address the anti-Semitic mass shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney, Australia. A hero who disarmed one of the two gunmen at Bondi Beach told his cousin he thought he was going to die before taking on the attacker.

The Chabad of Anne Arundel County’s parade of lights and Menorah lighting took on a more somber and defiant tone this year.

In the minutes that followed the first sounds of gunfire Sunday night at Bondi Beach in Sydney, the assault would end the lives of at least 15 people.

A deadly Hanukkah shooting in Australia has led to heightened security at similar events worldwide, including one Sunday in Palm Beach County.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, WZO chair Yaakov Hagoel respond to the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney Australia.