Twelve people are dead, including one shooter, after gunmen opened fire on Bondi Beach on Sunday evening during a celebration of the first day of the Jewish festival Hanukkah. Here’s what we know so far.

• Residents reported police cars streaming into Bondi Beach around 6.40pm. Dozens of gunshots were heard, and hundreds of people could be seen running near Campbell Parade.
• Vision showed at least two men clad in black firing what appeared to be rifles from the pedestrian bridge that links Campbell Parade and Bondi Pavilion.
• Yesterday marked the first evening of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday. Shooters were seen close to the Chanukah by the Sea festival, where Jewish Sydneysiders had gathered to celebrate the holiday.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack was “an act of evil antisemitism, terrorism, that has struck the heart of our nation” and had targeted Jewish Australians on a day of joy and during a celebration of faith.
• NSW Premier Chris Minns and Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said at a press conference at about 10pm that at least 12 people had been killed, including one of the shooters. At least 29 casualties were rushed to hospital. Lanyon declared the attack a terrorist incident, and said several improvised explosive devices were found in a car on Campbell Parade, which was linked to the deceased offender. He said the rescue bomb disposal unit took appropriate action.
• The head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mike Burgess, said the national terrorism threat level remains at probable.
• The first victim of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack has been identified as Rabbi Eli Schlanger. Schlanger, a husband and father, was an assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi.
• One man and one woman were arrested at an address in Bonnyrigg following the shooting, with police confirming the arrests were related to the attack.
• One shooter was shot dead by police, while a second has been taken into police custody. One of the men alleged to have been involved has been identified as Naveed Akram, 24. One of the two men has died, but it is not yet known if Akram is the deceased.
• Bystanders told this masthead that the gunmen were shooting indiscriminately, with elders and children among the victims.

Emergency services are expected to provide an update on Monday morning. Our live coverage will resume early on Monday.

For anyone who needs mental health support, NSW Health’s dedicated Mental Health Line is available 24/7 on 1800 011 511. Lifeline, the national crisis support hotline, is also available 24/7 on 13 11 14.

More coverage on the Bondi terror attack

• • Updates: At least 12 dead, including gunman, after mass shooting during Hanukkah celebration
  • Watch: Incredible footage shows the moment a hero bystander tackles one of the gunmen
  • How the world reacted: Global leaders condemn ‘deeply distressing’ attack
  • How brave victims saved those around them: Sydneysiders defend loved ones and strangers

Twelve people are dead, including one shooter, after gunmen opened fire on Bondi Beach on Sunday evening during a celebration of the first day of the Jewish festival Hanukkah. Here’s what we know so far.

• Residents reported police cars streaming into Bondi Beach around 6.40pm. Dozens of gunshots were heard, and hundreds of people could be seen running near Campbell Parade.
• Vision showed at least two men clad in black firing what appeared to be rifles from the pedestrian bridge that links Campbell Parade and Bondi Pavilion.
• Yesterday marked the first evening of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday. Shooters were seen close to the Chanukah by the Sea festival, where Jewish Sydneysiders had gathered to celebrate the holiday.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack was “an act of evil antisemitism, terrorism, that has struck the heart of our nation” and had targeted Jewish Australians on a day of joy and during a celebration of faith.
• NSW Premier Chris Minns and Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said at a press conference at about 10pm that at least 12 people had been killed, including one of the shooters. At least 29 casualties were rushed to hospital. Lanyon declared the attack a terrorist incident, and said several improvised explosive devices were found in a car on Campbell Parade, which was linked to the deceased offender. He said the rescue bomb disposal unit took appropriate action.
• The head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mike Burgess, said the national terrorism threat level remains at probable.
• The first victim of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack has been identified as Rabbi Eli Schlanger. Schlanger, a husband and father, was an assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi.
• One man and one woman were arrested at an address in Bonnyrigg following the shooting, with police confirming the arrests were related to the attack.
• One shooter was shot dead by police, while a second has been taken into police custody. One of the men alleged to have been involved has been identified as Naveed Akram, 24. One of the two men has died, but it is not yet known if Akram is the deceased.
• Bystanders told this masthead that the gunmen were shooting indiscriminately, with elders and children among the victims.

Emergency services are expected to provide an update on Monday morning. Our live coverage will resume early on Monday.

For anyone who needs mental health support, NSW Health’s dedicated Mental Health Line is available 24/7 on 1800 011 511. Lifeline, the national crisis support hotline, is also available 24/7 on 13 11 14.

More coverage on the Bondi terror attack

• • Updates: At least 12 dead, including gunman, after mass shooting during Hanukkah celebration
  • Watch: Incredible footage shows the moment a hero bystander tackles one of the gunmen
  • How the world reacted: Global leaders condemn ‘deeply distressing’ attack
  • How brave victims saved those around them: Sydneysiders defend loved ones and strangers

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reporter Elias Visontay was at Bondi Beach this afternoon and has taken a moment to write about what he witnessed. An excerpt of that story is below.

Initially, I thought it was fireworks. But they just didn’t stop. It took about 15 seconds for my mind to clock what was happening. All hell was breaking loose.

I’d arrived at the northern tip of Bondi just minutes before. It had been a hot, humid Sunday, and the day was just coming into the golden hour. Who wouldn’t want to get in an evening swim?

When a parking spot finally opened up at the northern end of the beach, my friend noticed he knew the man who’d just parked right in front of us. “Are you here for the Hanukkah event too?” he asked us after he got out of his car.

If you’re part of Sydney’s tight-knit Jewish community, running into someone you know in Bondi is a fairly common experience.

Read more here.

One of the men alleged to have been involved in a terrorist attack targeting Sydney’s Jewish community has been identified as a western Sydney bricklayer who recently lost his job.

Naveed Akram, 24, was apprehended at the shooting alongside one other alleged shooter. One of these individuals has died, but it is not yet known if Akram is the deceased.

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has thanked first responders for their swift action in the face of harrowing scenes at Bondi Beach.

“My thoughts are with the victims of the horrific incident at Bondi this evening, and their families.

“The perpetrators and their ilk will not divide Sydney – because in the wake of this violence have been countless acts of care and courage by ordinary members of the community toward the injured.”

Park visited Randwick Ambulance headquarters to thank paramedics at around 10pm.

“I want to thank all of our first responders including our paramedics who responded swiftly to provide care and treatment to the injured, in the most harrowing and uncertain of circumstances. I had the opportunity thank some of them in person at Randwick Ambulance Station this evening.

“I thank our healthcare workers who have, and are continuing to, treat the injured at sites across the city. I understand the community’s interest in the conditions of patients, and we will provide those updates when we are able.

“I want to reiterate to the community that if you are experiencing a life-threatening condition, you can continue to present to any of our emergency departments or contact Triple Zero.”

NSW Health has initiated an emergency mental health response and has made clinicians visibly available on the ground for affected members of the community.

NSW Health’s dedicated Mental Health Line is available 24/7 on 1800 011 511.

Lifeline, the national crisis support hotline, is also available 24/7 on 13 11 14.

Britain is checking on the security of its Chanukah events after the Bondi terror attack, as European leaders express their dismay at the antisemitism and pledge to stand with Australia against religious hatred.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was working with the Jewish community in the UK in the wake of the Bondi attack, given that similar ceremonies are planning within hours in Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other national leaders all expressed their sympathy for the victims of the Australian shootings.

“The news that the Bondi Beach attack was an antisemitic terrorist attack against Jewish families at a Chanukah event is sickening,” said Starmer.

“My thoughts are with the victims and their families. The United Kingdom will always stand with Australia and the Jewish community. We are actively working with the CST UK on the policing of Chanukah events.”

The Community Security Trust in the UK is the peak Jewish group that counter antisemitism and seeks to prevent attacks on country’s Jewish people. It played a key role in responding to the terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester in October when two worshippers were killed.

A Chanukah event is being held on Sunday in Trafalgar Square in the centre of London.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his country’s condolences.

“Ukraine stands in solidarity with Australia in the face of the brutal terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, Sydney, which targeted the Jewish community at the start of Hanukkah,” he wrote on X.

“Terror and hatred must never prevail — they must be defeated everywhere and every time.”

Macron said France shared the pain of the victims, the injured and their loved ones.

“We share the pain of the Australian people and will continue to fight relentlessly against antisemitic hatred, which hurts us all, wherever it strikes,” he said. Parisians will mark Chanukah on Sunday night at the Eiffel Tower at 8pm (6am Monday, AEDT).

The first victim of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack has been identified as Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

Schlanger, a husband and father, was an assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi. According to his LinkedIn, he had held the position for more than 18 years. He was also a chaplain for the local community.

Chabad.org described Schlanger as a key organiser of Sunday night’s event. On social media, Schlanger had counted down the days until the Chanukah by the Sea event.

“I send condolences to the families of the murdered, including the family of Chabad emissary Rabbi Eli Schlanger, of blessed memory, and I pray for the recovery of the injured,” Shas party leader Aryeh Deri said, according to The Times of Israel.

In a post on Facebook, Eliezer Tewel remembered his friend as “one of us”.

“​He wasn’t some distant figure. He was the guy staying up late planning the logistics for a Menorah lighting that most people will take for granted. The one stressing about the weather. The one making sure there were enough latkes and the kids weren’t bored,” Tewel wrote.

“He was just doing his job. Showing up. Being the constant, reliable presence for his community.​ And that’s where the gut punch lands: He was killed while doing the most basic, kindest, most normal part of our lives. It wasn’t a battlefield. It was a Chanukah party.”

Late tonight, some of the families of victims of the terror attack were sitting around inside St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst, waiting to find out what was happening to their loved ones.

“It’s terrible. It’s terrible all the people in there. The people are either in surgery or waiting to find out what’s happening,” said Russell, who did not give his surname.

His nephew, aged 21, was shot in the shoulder, but managed to phone his parents.

“He was bleeding a hell of a lot,” Russell said.

“Eventually, the paramedics got to him and sort of stopped the bleeding, and then they brought him here and did a transfusion. Then they operated just to make sure that he was okay and stable, and hopefully operating on him tomorrow, and he’ll recover slowly.”

“You know, no one thought on Sunday night, we [would be] spending it at a hospital where two terrorists have gone on a massacre to try to kill as many Jewish people as possible.”

“The hospital’s been amazing. The people there have really been helpful, and basically keeping everyone up to date. It’s a hard job. It’s something that no one ever expected to go through.”

He said he and his wife Jenny did not know if his nephew would survive.

“When we came here, we weren’t even sure if he was going to make it.”

Two people have been arrested in Bonnyrigg in south-west Sydney in relation to the Bondi shootings.

The arrests were made on Brown Street.

The arrests were made around 11.30pm on the usually quiet suburban street.

Around the same time, NSW Police riot squad officers and multiple ambulance vehicles were brought onto the scene.

The two arrested – one man and one woman – have been taken out in police vehicles.

Outside St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst, Larisa Kleytman said her husband had been killed in the attack, but she did not know where his body was.

“I don’t know,” she told the media outside the hospital. “Nobody can give me any answers.”

Her companions at the hospital said her husband was killed on the ground next to her.