Just nowMon 15 Dec 2025 at 6:15pm
Vigils held in Jerusalem
As night falls in Israel, people have gathered to pay their respects to those killed and injured.
(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
(Reuters: Ronen Zvulun)
(AP Photo/Leo Correa)
(Reuters: Ronen Zvulun)
15m agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 6:00pm
Tributes mount at Bondi Beach pavilion
There’s been an outpouring of grief at the site of the shooting, with people dropping off flowers and messages of support throughout the evening on Monday.
The ABC’s Stephanie Boltje sent through these pictures a short time ago.
The moving message in the first picture, that was left by a member of the public reads:
“Choosing to hate, in any way, never made us safer.
“Choosing to love, in every way, makes us unstoppable.
“We, as Australians, will always choose to love, no matter who you believe, where you come from, or who you love.
“And in this darkest hour,
“Let us share the light of those lost,
“And release it into a sky of infinite love.
“We will rise.”
(ABC News: Stephanie Boltje)
(ABC News: Stephanie Boltje)27m agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 5:48pmHow the world’s media is reporting the Bondi terror attack
The shootings are dominating the news around the world, leading websites from the New York Times, to Germany’s Deutsche Welle, to Haaretz and the Times of Israel in Israel, and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.
As would be the case in Australia if the attack was overseas, most include a focus on local links.
The New York Times has a particular focus on the global organisation Chabad, which is based in Brooklyn, and which was an organiser of Sunday’s event — which was not just for the Jewish community but designed to reach out to the wider community too.
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, the assistant rabbi in Chabad of Bondi, was killed in the attack, with his death confirmed by the organisation.
It said the event he had organised, Hanukkah by the Sea, was intended to be “the perfect family event to celebrate light, warmth, and community,” according to a social media post on Instagram.
Rabbi Schlanger had recently said that in the face of darkness, the way forward is to “be more Jewish, act more Jewish and appear more Jewish,” according to Chabad.
It has been Chabad that has identified the victims that have been named so far.
Israeli newspapers Haaretz and The Times of Israel have reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticisms of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese but not prominently.
42m agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 5:33pm
VIDEO: Woman recounts watching gunman fire first shots
Bridget Starks watched as the Bondi gunmen exited their car and fired their first shots.
Here’s what she told the ABC’s 7.30
Loading…57m agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 5:18pmBritish press details hate and heroics at Bondi
Media in the United Kingdom has been covering Sunday’s terror attack at Bondi, which targeted a Jewish gathering, closely.
On Monday, newspapers around the country had the mass shooting splashed on their front pages. The Times described it as a “Bloodbath at Bondi beach” while several other publishers led their coverage with details of the heroic acts of Ahmed al Ahmed, who was filmed rushing and disarming one of the gunmen.
Like Australia, the UK has grappled with rising antisemitism. October’s deadly Yom Kippur attack at Manchester’s Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue is still fresh in many Brits’ minds.
The Daily Mail devoted seven pages to its coverage of the Bondi attack in its Monday edition, and noted one of the people who’d been murdered, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, had grown up in London.
Meanwhile, The Sun was one of several newspapers that used its editorial column to make a point about the tragedy.
It described Mr al Ahmed as “a shining light in an increasingly grim world”.
“It is time for our political and police leaders to follow his example and stand up to the hawkers of hatred,” it read.
British newspapers detailed the attack on Monday. (ABC News: Riley Stuart)
1h agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 5:03pm
Pope Leo prays for victims
The victims of Sunday’s attack have been remembered in prayer led by Pope Leo at the Vatican.
”I wish to entrust to the Lord the victims of the terrorist massacre carried out yesterday in Sydney against the Jewish community”, the pontiff said, during an audience at the Vatican with donors of the St. Peter’s Square Christmas tree and Nativity scene.
”Enough with these forms of anti-Semitic violence. We must eliminate hatred from our hearts’,’ he said.
Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves at the end of an audience with donors at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican (Reuters: Remo Casilli)
Pope Leo XIV looks at the Nativity scene. (Reuters: Remo Casilli)
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1h agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 4:47pm
Large menorah installation in London
 A large installation of the Hanukkah menorah was erected in Trafalgar Square, London, two days after the attack.
AÂ Hanukkah menorah candle installation in Trafalgar Square, London (Reuters: Toby Melville)
(Reuters: Toby Melville)
(Reuters: Toby Melville)
1h agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 4:39pm
Sydney Opera House lit up last night
The sails of Sydney’s Opera House were lit up last night with a projection of the menorah, marking the second day of Hanukkah.
(Reuters: Hollie Adams)
NSW Premier Chris Minns said in a statement that it was more important than ever to stand with the Jewish community.
“We cannot, and we will not allow Jewish Australians to feel they must hide their faith, their traditions, their religious celebrations or their identity.
“Lighting the Opera House is a simple but powerful gesture: a message to the world that we cherish our Jewish community, that we honour their courage, and that we stand with them in solidarity and love.
“Tonight, those candles are a symbol of resilience and a reminder that even in darkness, we choose to stand with one another.”
(Reuters: Hollie Adams)1h agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 4:26pmFlags fly at half-mast around the world1h agoMon 15 Dec 2025 at 4:19pmWhat we know
Thanks for joining us as we bring you the latest information about the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Let’s bring you up to speed:
Emotional vigils have been held in Sydney and across Australia to remember the 15 people killed and more than 40 others wounded.PM Anthony Albanese says national cabinet has agreed “on gun law reform as an immediate action” following the shootings.The ABC understands that investigators believe the gunmen Naveed Akram and Sajid Akram had pledged an allegiance to Islamic State.Two IS flags were found in their car at Bondi Beach, according to senior officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Stay with us as we bring you the very latest.