Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Anthony Albanese has called 43-year-old fruit shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed “an Australian hero” after his terror attack intervention.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under intense scrutiny for his handling of antisemitic incidents prior to the Bondi Beach massacre.

The two men who killed at least 15 people on Sunday were driven by “Islamic State ideology,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Australia’s public broadcaster.

The deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney comes amid a significant spike in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in Australia.

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply criticized Australian PM Anthony Albanese following the deadly Bondi Beach shooting. Netanyahu accused Albanese of “fueling antisemitism,” linking Australia’s support for a Palestinian state to rising global antisemitic attacks.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns have shared their support for Australia’s Jewish community following the deadly Bondi Beach shooting, with Minns defining it as an “attack [that] was designed to target Sydney’s Jewish community”.