A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.

If Australia is famous for anything, it’s the beach, relaxed summer holidays, and its very strict gun laws. The shooting on Dec. 14 that targeted Jews celebrating the first day of Hanukkah at Bondi Beach—a long stretch of sand surf and outdoor cafes just four miles from the center of Sydney—strikes at the heart of all of it,

An event to mark the first day of Hanukkah was taking place at Bondi Beach when the shooting took place, killing at least 15 people ages 10 to 87. Officials declared the shooting a terrorist event and said it was “designed to target” Jewish people.

Police say at least 11 people were killed Sunday in a shooting attack on a Jewish community event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

After an attack targeting a Jewish gathering at a famous Australian beach on Sunday killed at least 15 people, and two people were killed and nine others wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon at Brown University, the Dallas Police Department is closely monitoring potential impacts to the city.

Officials in Australia said father and son attackers killed at least 15 people in a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney. Video showed a bystander tackling one of the suspects. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez has more.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Australia's leader, linking calls for a Palestinian state to rising antisemitism.

Los Angeles County law enforcement departments have upped their security near Jewish places of worship and Hanukkah events in the wake of a shooting that left more than a dozen people dead​ at a beach in Australia.