Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited a Sydney hospital where he met a man who disarmed an apparent gunman during Sunday's mass shooting in Bondi.

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.

N.Y., faced backlash on Monday after saying "go Bills" before addressing the deadly shooting in Sydney, Australia, during a press conference.

A Holocaust survivor, a 10-year-old and a Chabad rabbi were among the 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Australia's Bondi Beach on Sunday. Hundreds of people had gathered to mark the first day of the Jewish festival before the attackers struck at the event in Sydney.

England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings.

As the eight-day Hanukkah holiday continues, security has been reexamined and even strengthened at some local synagogues and public events.

Former New England Patriots star Julian Edelman spoke out about the Brown University shooting and the Australian terror attack in a post on Sunday.