Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.

The attack occurred on Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration.

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein learned his niece's husband, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was leading services at the Bondi Beach event, was among the more than 15 people killed.

Two medical professionals who live near Bondi Beach, where gunmen attacked a Hanukkah festival on Sunday, described a harrowing scene.

Although Snopes could not locate footage of the full news conference, we found no evidence that a video clip of Schumer's remarks was edited. During the same event, Schumer spoke in greater detail about the shootings in Australia and at Brown University.

Police officers and members of the public scuffled on a bridge near two neutralised suspects after a shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney's Bondi Beach.

Diplomatic tensions have intensified after Iran, Israel and Australia reacted sharply to a deadly shooting at a Jewish religious gathering in Sydney. While Australian authorities continue investigating the motive and possible foreign links,