Fifteen people - including a 10-year-old girl and a British-born rabbi - were killed when two gunmen targeted Jewish people attending a Hanukkah event.

Bondi Rescue star Jackson Doolan has been inundated with praise after he rushed to help emergency services on the front line of the Bondi Beach terror attack on Sunday evening.

A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's police said Tuesday.

A brave lifeguard has been praised for jumping into the water to save a drowning tourist while “shots were being fired” during the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach.

Local media name the gunmen as Sajid Akram, 50, who died at the scene, and Naveed Akram, 24, who's in a critical condition. They reportedly had links to the Islamic State group.

Performing CPR and first aid on injured victims before the police had even been alerted, the team used their rescue boards to carry wounded people away from the scene to North Bondi Surf Club for triage, all while gunshots could be heard across the beachfront.

Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community.

Hundreds of beachgoers were forced to flee from the world famous Bondi Beach as two men open fired at a crowd.

Dubliner Kayla Phelan tells of fleeing gunfire as a father and son allegedly opened fire at a Hanukkah gathering, killing 16 people

A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of terror Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing deaths and injuries, chaos and fear.

A brave few dashed towards Australia's Bondi Beach as a mass shooting unfolded on Sunday night, wading through fleeing crowds to rescue children, treat the injured and confront the gunmen.