Hundreds of Aussies have flocked to Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the 15 innocent people and dozens injured after a terrorist attack orchestrated by a father and son.
The deadly attack unfolded on Sunday afternoon while hundreds gathered to attend the Chanukah by the Sea event, marking the first day of Hanukkah.
Two heavily armed men, Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid Akram, 50, stood on a pedestrian footbridge and allegedly opened fire with military-grade weapons into the crowds of locals, holidaymakers, and families.
So far, 16 people have died, including the alleged gunman Sajid Akram, while a further 42 were taken to hospital in various conditions.
Of those killed, police confirmed 14 died at the scene, while a 10-year-old and a 41-year-old man died in hospital.
The victims included 10-year-old girl Matilda, prominent Sydney Rabbi Eli Schlanger, Rabbi Yakkov Levitan, 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, beloved husband and father Tibor Weitzen, an assistant at a synagogue Reuven Morrison, beloved Rugby volunteer and photographer Peter Meagher and 27-year-old French Jewish national Dan Elkayam.
On Monday morning, mourners gathered at the world-famous beach to pay their respects and lay flowers for the victims following the terror attack.
Many mourners were seen crying, while others were visibly upset and distressed as they comforted one another.
Hundreds Aussies have flocked to Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the 15 innocent people and the dozens injured in the Bondi Beach terror attack
The morning after the massacre locals gathered near scene to comfort one another (pictured, a woman draped in an Israeli flag comforting another woman)
Mourners paid their respects and laid flowers for the victims near the Bondi Pavilion
Others draped Australian and Israeli flags outside the gates of Bondi Pavilion.
Others laid flowers outside the Bondi Public School fence where a pile of tributes is rapidly growing.
One by one, mourners also laid flowers and lit candles outside the Bondi Pavilion - with more arrangements being added with each passing hour.
Two women, each draped in an Israeli flag with its distinctive blue Star of David against a white background, wept and consoled each other as they stood at the Bondi corner near the scene of Sunday's shooting.
The pair unleashed a blistering attack on the Albanese government in the wake of the terror attack.
Nadine Saacks and Karin Sher criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Ms Saacks, who was wearing a cap with the words 'Make Australia Great Again', told the Daily Mail Albanese's words about the massacre being 'bad for Australia' weren't enough and should instead be that 'its bad for Australia's Jews'.
'Where are you, where have you been?' she said. 'Enough is enough. Please!'
Many cried and were visibly upset in the aftermath of the shocking event (pictured)
The deadly attack unfolded on Sunday afternoon while hundreds gathered to attend the Chanukah by the Sea event, marking the first day of Hanukkah (pictured, people embrace after laying flowers)
Others placed flowers and tributes outside the Bondi Public School fence (pictured)
Ms Saacks said that in Lakemba yesterday in western Sydney, there was a celebration and fireworks by members of the Muslim community following the shootings.
'To celebrate children's murder? That was not put a stop to? And Penny Wong went to Israel. She didn't go to October 7 sites. She didn't go to Nova Festival site. If you represent Australia you go to see both sites.
'We are proud Australians. I have no faith in this country any more.
'(It happened) down my road, where every day I walk my dog. My children! We've been talking about this for two years now, that something's going to happen.'
Local federal Wentworth MP Allegra Spender also visited the scene, where she called for the end of antisemitism in Australia end and for people to 'come together as a country'.
'This is an attack on the entire country,' the Teal MP said.
'In this country we don't care about people's faith, ethnicity or sexuality.'
'People are completely devastated and I'm urging everyone to reach out, person to person, to the Jewish community.'
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was also spotted attending the site of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Albanese appeared solemn while flanked by police officers during his visit on Monday morning.
He laid flowers at the scene and did not address reporters or speak to media during the visit.
The Prime Minister is facing mounting criticism amid claims he has failed to confront the surge in anti-Semitism across Australia.
When asked directly, during a press conference on Monday, if he had let Jewish Australians down, Albanese rejected the accusation.
'My government will continue to stand with Jewish Australians and stamp out antisemitism in all its forms,' he said.
'We have taken strong action and will keep working closely with the community.'
Albanese confirmed he had spoken with Jewish leaders, including Australia's anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal, who was appointed last year to address rising anti-Semitic sentiment.
On Monday morning, NSW authorities confirmed the gunmen involved in the horror attack were father and son.
The pair stood on a footbridge connecting Campbell Parade to the Bondi Pavilion and allegedly opened fire on the Jewish Hanukkah event shortly before 7pm
At least 16 people were left dead after a father and son allegedly opened fire at the world-famous beach on Sunday night where a Jewish Hanukkah celebration was underway.
The two gunmen stood on a footbridge connecting Campbell Parade to the Bondi Pavilion, firing shots into a crowd as people screamed and sprinted for cover.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid Akram, 50,allegedly opened fire on the Jewish Hanukkah event shortly before 7pm on Sunday, killing at least 16 people and injuring a further 42.
Sajid was shot dead by police at the scene, while his son, an out-of-work bricklayer, was rushed to hospital under police guard in a critical condition.
Naveed suffered critical injuries and remains in hospital under police guard.
Police later raided two homes in Campsie and Naveed's Bonnyrigg home in Sydney's south-west.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the scene and was flanked by police officers during his visit
Albanese laid flowers at the scene and did not address reporters or speak to media during the visit
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has given an update on Akram, 24, who remains in hospital in a serious condition after being shot by police during the terror attack.
'Based on his medical condition, it's likely that person may face criminal charges,' he told reporters.
'I'm very mindful of not prejudicing any prosecution of that person put before the court.'
As of Monday, there were five people in critical condition, including two police officers - a constable and a probationary constable, who was repeatedly shot in the face.