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While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of the gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a couple and another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for their heroic efforts to save those around them.
At least 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a mass shooting targeting Jews celebrating Hanukkah on Australia's Bondi Beach. Anna Coren has more.
President Donald Trump tells American Jews to "celebrate proudly" after deadly Bondi Beach attack on "Hanukkah by the Sea" event kills 11, injures dozens in Australia.
Hours after gunmen killed 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach in an attack authorities said targeted a Jewish festival, a video of a Christmas fireworks display was shared in posts claiming it showed "Islamists" celebrating the shooting.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the attack "was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community on the first day of Hanukkah."
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar blamed Australia's government for a deadly attack on a Hanukkah event that killed 11 people.
The New South Wales Premier said the man, seen in video taking down a gunman at the attack on the Jewish community in Australia, was a “genuine hero.”