At least 16 people were killed and more than 40 wounded when gunmen fired on a Hanukah celebration in Bondi beach, which Australian police and officials are describing as a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n
In the latest update on Monday morning, New South Wales<\/a> premier Chris Minns, has confirmed 16 people, including one of the alleged gunmen, have died, and 42 people injured in the shooting were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n Those who died are yet to be formally identified but police believe their ages range between 10 and 87-years-old, he said.<\/p>\n Here are the victims who have been named so far.<\/p>\n Eli SchlangerRabbi Eli Schlanger. Photograph: Instagram<\/p>\n London-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41, was the first victim to be named.<\/p>\n Jewish News reported<\/a> that the father-of-five, who was assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi, a Jewish cultural centre, grew up in Temple Fortune, north London, and his family members attend Kinloss synagogue in Finchley. His first cousin, Brighton-based Rabbi Zalman Lewis, described Schlanger as \u201cvivacious, energetic, full of life and a very warm outgoing person who loved to help people\u201d.<\/p>\n He told Jewish News: \u201cHow can a joyful rabbi who went to a beach to spread happiness and light, to make the world a better place, have his life ended in this way?<\/p>\n \u201cWe can only respond by doing what Eli would have wanted, what he dedicated his life to \u2013 doing more mitzvot (good deeds) and to keep spreading positive energy.\u201d<\/p>\n Schlanger and his wife, Chayala, celebrated the birth of their youngest child, a boy, in October.<\/p>\n Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, which represents the Australian Jewish community, told the ABC Schlanger was \u201ca person who personified goodness and godliness and holiness, a person who lived literally for no reason other than to do good deeds\u201d .<\/p>\n \u201cI was praying, please don\u2019t let it be him. I don\u2019t know what we\u2019ll do as a community without him,\u201d Ryvchin said.<\/p>\n Rabbi Yossi Friedman said Schlanger was a \u201cwonderful community man\u201d, who was \u201cjust full of light\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was just so positive and so obsessed with life and just bringing joy to everyone,\u201d Friedman said.<\/p>\n Alexander KleytmanAlexander Kleytman. Photograph: Jewish Care annual report<\/p>\n Alexander Kleytman was also among those killed, his wife Larisa Kleytman told reporters outside St Vincent\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were standing and suddenly came the \u2018boom boom\u2019, and everybody fell down. At this moment he was behind me and at one moment he decided to go close to me. He pushed his body up because he wanted to stay near me,\u201d she told the Australian<\/a>.<\/p>\n The couple were both Holocaust survivors, and had recounted their experiences to JewishCare in 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cAs children, both Larisa and Alexander faced the unspeakable terror of the Holocaust. Alex\u2019s memories are particularly harrowing; the dreadful conditions in Siberia where he, along with his mother and younger brother, struggled for survival,\u201d the Australian Jewish health provider\u2019s 2022\/23 annual report<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n \u201cThe scars of the past, however, did not deter them from seeking a brighter future. They later made the move to Australia, immigrating from Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n Dan ElkayamDan Elkayam. Photograph: Instagram<\/p>\n French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot has confirmed French man Dan Elkayam is among the dead. In a translated post from X, Barrot said France mourned with his family and loved ones, with the Jewish community and the Australian people.<\/p>\n \u201cThis low act is a new, tragic manifestation of a revolting outpouring of antisemitic hatred that we must put a stop to,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cFrance will spare no effort to eradicate antisemitism wherever it is emerges, and to combat antisemitism in all its forms. The lights of Hanukah must not be extinguished and they will not be.\u201d<\/p>\n The president, Emmanuel Macron, said his thoughts were with Elkayam\u2019s family and their loved ones and expressed to them \u201cthe fullest solidarity of the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n Elkayam was a member of Arncliffe Aurora Football Club, in southern Sydney, and was on their premier league squad for the upcoming 2026 season.<\/p>\n \u201cDan was a valued and deeply respected member of our football community. Our hearts are with his family, friends, teammates, and all those who loved him during this unimaginably difficult time,\u201d the club wrote on Instagram. \u201cDan will always remain part of our club.\u201d<\/p>\n Reuven MorrisonReuven Morrison. Photograph: anash.org<\/p>\n Also known as Rueben, Morrison emigrated from the former Soviet Union to Australia in the 1970s. Chabad.org reported he divided his time between Sydney and Melbourne, and was a \u201csuccessful businessman whose main goal was to give away his earnings to charities dear to his heart\u201d.<\/p>\n In a 2024 interview with the ABC<\/a>, Morrison said had experienced persecution as Jewish person in the Soviet Union but didn\u2019t expect it to be happening in Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cWe came here with the view that Australia is the safest country in the world and the Jews would not be faced with such anti-Semitism in the future, where we can bring up our kids in a safe environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n One child<\/p>\n A 10-year-old girl who was taken to the Sydney Children\u2019s Hospital is among those who had died, NSW police have confirmed.<\/p>\n One Israeli citizen<\/p>\n An Israeli citizen was among those killed during the attack, according to multiple reports citing the Israeli foreign ministry.<\/p>\n Twenty-nine injured<\/p>\n Forty-two were transported to nearby hospitals and 38 remain \u2013 with five in critical conditions with the others remaining in serious and stable conditions. Two are police officers who attended the scene, who police said are in crticial but stable conditions.<\/p>\n One of the injured is a man who rushed to the scene to tackle one of the gunmen, who has been hailed a local hero. He has two bullet wounds, one in his arm and one in his hand, but is recovering well in hospital, his relative said. Seven News reported<\/a> that the bystander was a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire.<\/p>\n Arsen Ostrovsky<\/p>\n One of the injured to be identified is the head of the Sydney office of a public affairs organisation for the Australian Jewish community. Arsen Ostrovsky, head of the Australia\/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council Sydney office and an international human rights lawyer, was named by the Jerusalem Post, where he is a long-time contributor, as among those wounded. The Jerusalem Post reported<\/a> Ostrovsky was receiving treatment and has been in contact with people via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n An image has been released of Ostrovsky lying on the floor with blood dripping down his face.<\/p>\n \u201c[I\u2019m] in [the] hospital recovering now,\u201d Ostrovsky wrote to the Jerusalem Post. \u201cBullet grazed head. Lot of bleeding. Doctors said miracle survived, was that close. Have been stitched up now. Worst thing was being apart from my wife + kids at that instance. I got hit when I went towards them. Thankfully they got out Ok. It was absolute bloodbath, children and elderly everywhere. Felt like scene from Nova. But also incredible seeing how everyone rushed to help. Surreal.\u201d<\/p>\n Evan Zlatkis<\/p>\n Executive Council of Australian Jewry director of media, Evan Zlatkis, was also injured in the attack, telling the Daily Telegraph he heard \u201cdozens and dozens\u201d of gunshots. As he fled, he said he felt he was bleeding.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it was rubber bullets, but it\u2019s gone into my own skin and into my leg,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been shot myself. They bandaged me up. 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