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.

Australian federal and state government leaders have agreed to immediately overhaul already-tough national gun control laws after a mass shooting in Sydney left at least 15 victims dead.

In the minutes that followed the first sounds of gunfire Sunday night at Bondi Beach in Sydney, the assault would end the lives of at least 15 people

The PSNI says there are plans in place to support the Jewish community after 15 people were killed in Sydney on Sunday.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father-and-son duo of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach.

The 43-year-old disarmed one of the gunmen, sustaining injuries while potentially saving lives during the massacre.

Authorities have confirmed that two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims. This is what we know about those identified so far: Authorities confirmed that a 10-year-old girl, named by her family to local media as Matilda, was among the dead.

At least 15 people were killed at the Hanukkah event. Australia’s intelligence agency believes the men swore allegiance to the Islamic State.