Witnesses Fled Bondi Beach as Gunmen Targeted Jewish Event

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On Sunday, December 14, 2025, a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, was targeted by gunmen, resulting in at least 12 fatalities. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing people fleeing the scene in panic. One witness described the event as a family gathering with music and bubbles before the shooting began. Authorities confirmed that one of the shooters was among the dead. Police have not released information about the victims, but a local Chabad leader reported that one of their emissaries was shot. Dozens of people sought shelter in nearby shops and restaurants as the area was secured.

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Finn Foster heard what sounded like fireworks and then saw panicked people sprinting away from the beach.

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The shooting lasted for about 10 minutes.

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Ebonny Munro dived under a metal barbecue after hearing gunshots.

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At least 12 people were killed, authorities said, including a man police said was one of the shooters.

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Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, killing at least 12 people.

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Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, killing at least 12 people.Emergency responders moving a man on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.Credit...Saeed Khan/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesDec. 14, 2025, 6:20 a.m. ETAustralian Jews had been gathering on Sunday on Bondi Beach in Sydney for an event to mark the first night of Hanukkah, when gunshots sent people fleeing.At least 12 people were killed, authorities said, including a man police said was one of the shooters.Ebonny Munro had her 17-month-old baby with her on the beach when she saw the celebration. It seemed like a family event, she said, with bubbles floating in the air and music.Then, she started hearing gunshots. Ms. Munro, 32, dived under a metal barbecue, she said, after happening upon the Hanukkah celebration. A man was also taking shelter there, she said.As they hid, she could smell the gunpowder from the bullets clanging above her head, Ms. Munro said. The shooting lasted for about 10 minutes, she said.She saw at least one person get shot.“I was about to leave, and I just heard this pop,” Ms. Munro said, after she and her baby were led to a nearby surf lifesaving club, an organization that promotes beach safety, where someone bandaged her scraped knees.The police have not released information about the victims. But the head of the local Chabad, a global Jewish outreach organization, told Israeli radio that one of the group’s emissaries had been shot.As the last of the sunlight disappeared from Bondi Beach on Sunday, dozens of people were still sheltering inside nearby shops and restaurants. Finn Foster, 18, a backpacker from Canada, said he and his girlfriend had been headed to McDonald’s to get ice cream when they heard what sounded like fireworks.They started seeing panicked people sprinting away from the beach, jumping over cars and scaling concrete walls, pulling their children along.“Pow, pow, pow,” he said. “Like 15 or 20.”Gabby Sobelman contributed reporting.Amelia Nierenberg is a Times reporter covering international news from London.Victoria Kim is the Australia correspondent for The New York Times, based in Sydney, covering Australia, New Zealand and the broader Pacific region.SKIP

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