Kinshasa, December 14th, 2025 (CPA).- At least 12 people have been killed and 29 others wounded on Sunday during a shooting on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, where the Jewish feast of Hanukkah was being celebrated, the international media have reported. “Two individuals have opened fire on Sunday at around 6:45 p.m. (local time) on a crowd at the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, killing 12 people and injuring 29 others. One of the two perpetrators has been killed and the other, wounded, is in critical condition,” has indicated the New South Wales State Police. “This attack targeted the Jewish community of Sydney, who had gathered on the beach to celebrate the Jewish feast of Hanukkah,” has declared Chris Minns, Prime minister of the Australian state of New South Wales, at a press conference. According to Mal Lanyon, the state’s police chief, “This is a terrorist act targeting the Jewish community. We have discovered a homemade explosive device in a car linked to the deceased criminal.” “The evil has been unleashed on Bondi Beach beyond any comprehension. I salute the heroes who have intervened during the attack to try to subdue the killers,” has declared Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia.
Benyamin Netanyahu links the attack to Canberra’s recognition of the Palestinian state
For his part, Israeli President Isaac Herzog has condemned a “cruel attack on Jews,” calling on Australia to do more to combat anti-Semitism. “At this very moment, our brothers and sisters in Sydney, Australia, have been attacked by despicable terrorists in a very cruel attack on Jews who had gone to Bondi Beach to light the first candle of Hanukkah,” he has declared in a speech at an event in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Australian government of “adding fuel to the fire of anti-Semitism” before the shooting. “Three months ago, I have written to the Australian prime minister to tell him that your policy was adding fuel to the fire of anti-Semitism,” he has declared, referring to a letter sent to Anthony Albanese in August after Canberra had announced its decision to recognize a Palestinian state.