Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community.

Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation.

Officials said 15 people were shot and killed Sunday in a targeted attack on a Jewish holiday celebration, to mark the start of Hanukkah, in Australia's Bondi Beach.

A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of terror Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing deaths and injuries, chaos and fear.

A Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl are among the at least 15 people killed during the terror attack in Sydney.

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.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Sunday praised the man's actions, calling it "the most unbelievable scene."

Australian officials said the shooting, on Bondi Beach, was a terrorist attack targeting Jews. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman. A bystander disarmed one of the attackers.