Deadly Terrorist Attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach Hanukkah Celebration Claims 15 Lives

The deadly assault on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach has been officially designated as a terrorist incident.

A father and son's attack on the festive gathering claimed 15 lives, casting Australia into national mourning on Monday.

Here are the established facts surrounding the incident:

The violence erupted at Bondi Beach, one of Australia's premier tourist destinations, with emergency personnel responding to reported gunfire at 6:47 pm (0747 GMT) Sunday.

The shooting targeted an annual Hanukkah celebration that police estimated was attended by approximately 1,000 people.

According to police reports, the attackers opened fire into the assembled crowds, resulting in 15 fatalities ranging in age from 10 to 87 years old.

The youngest victim, a 10-year-old girl, succumbed to her injuries later at a children's hospital.

Forty-two individuals required overnight hospitalization, with five in critical condition, including two police officers wounded during an exchange of gunfire with the assailants.

Police have identified the perpetrators as a 50-year-old father, who was fatally shot during a confrontation with officers, and his 24-year-old son, who remains in critical condition under police supervision.

Australian media outlets have named the attackers as Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram.

Law enforcement stated that the pair utilized "long arms to fire into crowds of people."

The father possessed legal licenses for six firearms, all of which authorities believe were employed in the attack.

Investigators do not suspect additional participants in the shooting.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns officially declared the attack a terrorist incident at 9:36 pm (1036 GMT), prompting federal and police agencies to launch a joint counter-terrorism operation.

The attack has elicited global condemnation, led by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who characterized it as an act of "pure evil."

U.S. President Donald Trump described the incident as a "purely antisemitic attack."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Australian authorities of "pouring oil on the fire of antisemitism" by failing to implement sufficiently robust preventive measures before the shooting occurred.