At least 15 people were killed at a Jewish gathering on Australia's Bondi Beach, according to Australian government officials and police. One of two gunmen was also dead.

A troubling rise in antisemitic attacks and incidents in recent years have left some feeling anger after the kind of deadly attack they felt was sure to happen.

At least 15 people were killed on Sunday as two gunmen opened fire at Australia's Bondi Beach in an attack that targeted a Jewish event, according to police in New South Wales, Australia. One of the alleged gunmen is also dead, police said.

At least 15 people were killed in a terror attack on Sunday targeting the Jewish community celebrating the first night of Hannukah at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.

NEW YORK (AP) — Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security measures at public events — including restrictions on access — following the deadly mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on a popular Australian beach.

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.

Guy Pearce apologized for sharing antisemitic social media posts two weeks ago, and the comments resurfaced after the deadly Bondi Beach shooting that targeted the Jewish community. The Australian actor said after the posts made headlines in November: "I am aware how sharing inaccurate content can cause confusion and distress.

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarter's Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky says the Bondi Beach shooting reflects Australia's tolerance of escalating antisemitic violence.

Members of the Jewish community across the world woke up Sunday to yet another fatal attack — something that has become all too common for those of the faith.

Last December, offenders broke into the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Victoria, and spread accelerant in what police described as a probable terrorist attack