Javier Milei condemned the attack on a beach in Australia

The president condemned on his social networks the terrorist attack against the Jewish community in Australia, in which at least eleven people died

12/14/2025 – 12:16 p.m

A terrorist attack on an Australian beach left 11 people dead, including one of the shooters, while the second suspected attacker was arrested and is in a critical condition, New South Wales police confirmed.

The bloody event occurred during a Celebrating the Hanukkah holiday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, where two attackers opened fire on participants.

In light of the tragedy, President Javier Milei used his official report to highlight the event, which coincided with the start of the Jewish holiday: “HORROR. They do it at the beginning of Hanuka. The party where the few conquer the many. The party that reminds us that light conquers darkness.” And this is so “because victory in battle does not depend on the number of soldiers, but on THE FORCES that come from HEAVEN”. HEAD UP!”.

In his message, the president tweeted an earlier message from Waldo Wolff in which he attacked those who “manage terrorism” and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims of the attack.

Chronology of the terrorist attack

The incident It occurred at 9:36 p.m. on December 14th, as two gunmen dressed in black fired multiple shots at a bridge in Bondi Beach, Sydney, as seen in a screenshot from a UGC video courtesy of Timothy Brant-Coles.

“Police are on scene and will provide further information as it becomes available,” officials said. Shortly afterwards the police at least announced Two men were arrested, one of whom was eventually confirmed dead.

The country’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued a statement deploring the “shocking and disturbing scenes” in Bondi and confirming that there were injuries following the incident.

“Police and emergency services are working on site to save lives. My condolences go out to everyone affected. “We are working with New South Wales Police and will provide further updates as more information is confirmed,” he said.

“All we can tell you is that we have treated a number of people at the scene and have taken eight people to various hospitals in Sydney at this time,” a New South Wales Ambulance Service spokesman told AFP.

Witnesses stated that some People had visible injuries and blood stains, which authorities have not confirmed.

“We heard the shots. It was shocking, it felt like it lasted 10 minutes of simple bang, bang, bang. “It seemed to be a powerful weapon,” Camilo Díaz, a 25-year-old Chilean student, told AFP at the scene.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, one of the suspected shooters was killed by police while the other was arrested.