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Hi, I'm a member of the live page team. We're resuming our live coverage in the aftermath of the Hanukkah shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

Yesterday, two gunmen opened fire on a crowd attending a celebration of the Jewish holiday at the famous beach.

Sixteen people have died, including a 10-year-old girl, a rabbi and a Holocaust survivor.

The elder shooter, a 50-year-old man, was killed by police. His 24-year-old son remains in a coma.

Nearly 40 people who were wounded are in hospital.

The shooting was deemed an antisemitic terror attack by Australian authorities and has sent shockwaves globally as the victims' identities come to light.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to tighten his country's gun laws.

Police in Australia say a father and son are the suspected gunmen behind Sunday's deadly attack at a Hanukkah event on Sydney's Bondi Beach. There are no additional suspects.

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Details on the victims, including 15 dead and at least 42 injured, are still emerging.

Rabbi Eli Schlanger was named by his brother-in-law to Reuters as being among the dead.

Rabbi Levi Gansburg of Toronto said he studied with Schlanger and was shocked and in mourning.

"My memories of him is that he was a man of kindness, of warmth, of love," Gansburg told The Canadian Press. "He was vivacious [and] just literally dedicated his life to helping others strictly with goodness and kindness."

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the death of French citizen Dan Elkayam.

Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of an Israeli citizen but offered no further details.

Police said a 12-year-old child was among the dead, and the injured recovering in hospital range from 10 to 87 years old.

Rabbis in cities across the country told The Canadian Press they will move forward with planned Hanukkah celebrations despite fears of attacks, while police are vowing increased presence to ensure safety.

Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, of the Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in Westmount, Que., said the attack was likely an intentional message to tell Jewish people they are "not safe" to celebrate their holiday.

"I think part of the response has to just be to lean into being who we are, to not be afraid to turn up for Hanukkah parties and services," she said.

Levi Gansburg, the rabbi at Chabad on Bayview in Toronto, said his synagogue will "choose light over darkness" and move forward with its planned celebrations.

In Vancouver, Dan Moskovitz, the senior rabbi at Temple Sholom, said Hanukkah celebrates religious freedom and diversity.

"That light still needs to shine brightly," he said. "If it is not safe for Jews to light their lamps in society, it's not safe for anyone."

Arsen Ostrovsky, a lawyer who attended the Hanukkah ceremony with his wife and daughters, was grazed in the head by a bullet, according to The Associated Press.

"What I saw today was pure evil, just an absolute bloodbath. Bodies strewn everywhere," he told AP in an email from hospital. "I never thought it would be possible here in Australia."

Ostrovsky said he moved from Israel to Australia two weeks ago to work for a Jewish advocacy group.

Lachlan Moran, 32, from Melbourne, said he was waiting for his family when he heard shots.

"I sprinted as quickly as I could," he said.

"Everyone just dropped all their possessions and everything, and were running and people were crying and it was just horrible."

"What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores in an iconic Australian location, Bondi Beach, that is associated with joy, associated with families gathering, associated with celebrations," Albanese said at Monday morning’s press conference.

"It is forever tarnished by what has occurred."

Australia's prime minister said flags will fly at half-mast across the country, and vowed the violence would be met with "a moment of national unity where Australians across the board will embrace their fellow Australians of Jewish faith."

"The government will always stand with you," Prime Minister Mark Carney said at a menorah lighting in Ottawa Sunday afternoon to mark the beginning of Hanukkah.

"It is not enough to protect the Jewish community. It is not enough for Jewish Canadians to live without fear," he said. "Canada is not Canada unless all members of the Jewish community can fully participate in all aspects of Canadian life."

Police say two active "rudimentary" improvised explosive devices were found at the scene.

They say the devices were taken by the rescue and bomb disposal unit and rendered safe.

New South Wales police say the two suspects are a 50-year-old man, who was killed, and his 24-year-old son, who is in hospital in stable but critical condition.

They say the 50-year-old had six licensed firearms.

Police added at the morning press conference that they are no longer looking for a third offender, and are satisfied that there were two suspects.

New South Wales officials said at a morning press conference that the 16 people confirmed killed included a perpetrator.

They also said 42 are now in hospital, ranging in age from 10 to 87.

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