Once again, Jewish people were targeted and attacked on a major religious holiday, marking the latest escalation in an antisemitism epidemic.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years.

The deadly shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach follows a sharp rise in antisemitic attacks in the country since the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza.

Two gunmen killed at least 11 people during a Hanukkah event Sunday on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in what officials called a terrorist attack on Australia’s Jewish community. One suspect was also killed and the other is in critical condition.

The shooting, which Australian authorities have declared a terror attack, targeted hundreds of people celebrating Hanukkah

At least 15 people were killed in the attack in Sydney, including a long-serving rabbi in Bondi and a Holocaust survivor.

An investigation is underway after a deadly attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

At least 11 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.

Two gunmen opened fire at dozens of people who were at a Jewish holiday event. At least 11 people were killed in the attack, and so was one of the shooters, the police said.

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

Video appears to show a man tackling and disarming one of the gunmen, as officials say 11 people were killed in an attack "designed to target" Jewish people.