A helicopter flew over Bondi beach on Sunday (December 21) with a message of solidarity with Australia's Jewish community as people lay flowers nearby on a day of reflection in honor of the 15 people killed and the dozens wounded in a gun attack a week earlier that targeted a seaside Hanukkah festival event.

There was a main memorial event in the state of New South Wales (NSW) which hundreds of people watched at a site near Bondi beach, listening to speeches from the president of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies David Ossip and prayers from rabbis.

There were bee balloons in the crowd in honour of the youngest victim of the attack whose nick name was Matilda Bee and Australian flags.

A minute of silence was held at 6:47 p.m. (0747 GMT), the time the attack began and television and radio networks paused also.

Tens of thousands, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other leaders, attended the main memorial that was guarded by police on foot, at sea and on horseback as well as snipers on rooftops.

Authorities invited Australians to light a candle at home on Sunday night, the start of the eighth and final day of the Jewish festival of lights.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 21, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. VARIOUS OF HELICOPTER FLYING WITH A SIGN READING (English): "FROM AUS FOR OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY" / MAN TAKING PICTURES WITH PHONE NEXT TO FLOWER TRIBUTE IN FRONT OF BONDI BEACH/ MORE OF HELICOPTER MESSAGE FLYING ABOVE THE BEACH

2. PEOPLE LOOKING AT FLOWERS TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF SHOOTING ATTACK A WEEK BEFORE, TEARFUL MOURNER HUGGING RELATIVE AND CRYING

3. PEOPLE LOOKING AT BANNER SHOWING A MENORAH WITH DRAWING OF FLAMES READING 'BONDI' AND MESSAGES WRITTEN AROUND THE MENORAH

4. BANNER WITH MENORAH

5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING VIGIL ON GRASS IN FRONT OF BEACH SHOWING ON GIANT SCREEN

6. NEW SOUTH WALES JEWISH BOARD OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT DAVID OSSIP ON SCREEN ADDRESSING VIGIL

7. POLICE PATROL VESSEL ON WATER

8. POLICE PATROL BOAT PATROLLING THE EVENT AT SEA

9. PEOPLE AND SECURITY AT MEMORIAL LISTENING TO SPEECHES

10. BEE BALLOONS AND PEOPLE AT MEMORIAL

11. POLICE MAN STANDING

12. VARIOUS OF SECURITY SNIPERS ON ROOFTOP

13. VARIOUS OF MOUNTED POLICE UNIT PATROLLING BY THE BEACH

14. PEOPLE WATCHING RABBI ON GIANT SCREEN DURING PRAYER

15. BACK OF PEOPLE WITH KIPPAH HOLDING EACH OTHER

16. PEOPLE WITH AUSTRALIAN FLAG WRAPPED AROUND THEM AT MEMORIAL

17. CROWD HOLDING PHONES UP IN THE AIR DURING VIGIL (NIGHT SHOT)

18. VIGIL AND NIGHT SKY (NIGHT SHOT)

19. GIANT SCREEN AND PEOPLE IN FRONT OF THEM (NIGHT SHOT)