Next up are some questions from journalists in the room - New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon is asked whether the two shooters were known to the police and whether he will comment on reports that a black Isis flag was found at the scene.

Lanyon says he won't go into specifics or speculation - but says the older man had a gun licence for about ten years.

"We will look at the motives behind this attack and I think it is important as part of the investigation," he answers.

There was no indication suggesting that either of the men involved in yesterday's shooting was planning the attack, Lanyon says.

He adds that two active improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found near the scene and "rendered safe" by officers

• The press conference is over now but we'll shortly bring you a summary of the top lines we just heard from Albanese and other officials

NSW Ambulance chief executive Dr Dominic Morgan says that ambulance crews were on the scene at Bondi Beach in under 10 minutes.

Morgan adds that first responders transported 24 patients in the first wave of the emergency "and attended 14 people who were deceased at the scene".

He says two other people died in hospital and a total of 42 people attended NSW facilities.

Two search warrants were carried out overnight in the western Sydney suburbs of Bonnyrigg and Campsie, New South Wales Police Commissioner Lanyon tells the news conference.

Lanyon says the 50-year-old male was a licenced firearms holder and had six firearms linked to him.

It is believed those six firearms were also used in the offences on Bondi Beach, Lanyon says adding that he vows to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Finally, Lanyon says two New South Wales police officers remain in hospital and officers will be highly visible at places of worship.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon is up next. He tells the press the investigation into the shooting has "progressed" overnight and confirms officers aren't looking for a further gunman.

Lanyon says the two shooters involved were a father and son aged 50 and 24.

He confirms the 50-year-old man died at the scene while the 24-year-old remains in hospital in critical condition.

Next up is Anthony Albanese who says yesterday was "an act of pure evil" and an attack that "deliberately targeted" at the Jewish community.

The prime minister says the attack was "an act of antisemitism" and "an act of terrorism on our shores".

"We will dedicate every single resource that is requited in responding to this," Albanese says and then goes on to praises the "brave responders" and "ordinary citizens" who acted yesterday and who stood up for Australian values.

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The press conference in Sydney is now under way, with New South Wales Chris Minns confirming 15 "innocent" people have been killed as has one of the gunmen.

He goes through the age ranges of the victims saying it varies from 10 to 87 years old.

Minns says 42 people remain in hospital as he urges the local community to rally around each other.

He adds: "Let them know that ordinary Australians, regular Australians are in their corner and thinking of them in this terrible targeted attack on what should have been a joyful event that they have every right to share with the community on Bondi Beach."

We are expecting to get an update from Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales Police shortly, stay with us and we will bring you the latest.

You can also follow along by ticking Watch Live at the top of this page.

New South Wales Police have released details about the two gunmen.

Police say that during the incident a 50-year-old man died at the scene after being shot by officers.

The other shooter - a 24-year-old man - suffered critical injuries and was taken to hospital under police guard, New South Wales Police add.

It is Monday morning in Sydney - with the local time nearly at 07:00.

Some of the latest images coming to us show investigators working behind police cordons while Bondi Beach remains empty of people.

Noticeably, an Australian flag on the Bondi Surf Pavilion is fluttering in the wind at half mast.

Image source, EPA / Shutterstock

Image source, EPA / Shutterstock

New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park says that it has been "a very sad day" for all the first responders "who had to run into the face of danger when many people were running away".

He says emergency services had undertaken a massive operation in response to the shooting.

"We had situations where police were driving ambulances so that more people in the back could get the care they needed from our incredibly dedicated and skilled paramedics," he tells ABC News.

New South Wales Police confirms that 16 people were killed and 40 remain in hospital following Sunday's shooting at Bondi Beach.

"More information will be made available soon," the police say in an update posted on X.

In a separate social media post, New South Wales Police say that "Bondi Beach and surrounding roads in the Bondi area will be closed today as investigators continue to work through the crime scene".

We can bring you more from Ryan Park, who says that four children were transferred to hospital following the shooting at Bondi Beach.

He says some of those are "very seriously" hurt. "We hope and pray those people get through the next few hours," he tells ABC News.

The number of dead following the Bondi Beach shooting has risen to 16, including one child, New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park tells ABC News.

It's not currently clear if the updated death toll includes either of the gunmen. Police said earlier one of the suspected attackers had been killed while another was in critical condition.

It's just gone 06:00 in Sydney and 19:00 here in London. If you're just joining us, here's what you need to know about the mass shooting at Bondi Beach:

• New South Wales Police has confirmed 11 people have been killed and 29 hospitalised. One gunman has also been killed and a second suspect is in critical condition
• The shooting took place while an event celebrating the first night of Hannukah was under way near the popular Sydney beach. Police say more than a 1,000 people were in attendance
• Police also say the attack is being treated as a terrorist incident and was "designed to target Sydney's Jewish community"

• Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a British-born father of five, was identified as one of the victims killed in the shooting
• Another man, identified to 7News by a relative as Ahmed Al Ahmed, who was filmed wrestling a firearm away from one of the gunman was shot twice and is in hospital

Amie Liebowitz, an Australian Jewish journalist who reports on antisemitism, tells BBC News that rising antisemitism in Australia is a "real concern" for the community.

• As a reminder, New South Wales authorities have said the Bondi Beach shooting was "designed to target Sydney's Jewish community"

While Jewish people make up a very small proportion of Australia's population, Liebowitz says many live in Bondi. "It's known for its Jewish bakeries and kosher restaurants and Jewish schools," she says.

"This isn't some false flag or conspiracy theory, this is real," she adds. Last year, the government appointed a special envoy to combat antisemitism, external after data showed a 700% rise in incidences since the start of the Israel-Gaza war on 7 October 2023.

"I hope that in the days to come people really recognise the amount of antisemitism that we have gone through as a community and things change," says Liebowitz.

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Mass shootings such as the attack at Bondi Beach today are rare in Australia - it is the country's deadliest since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.

The deadly attack in Tasmania nearly 30 years ago left 35 people dead and was a seismic moment for Australia, prompting the government to introduce some of the world's strictest gun control measures.

Rapid-fire weapons such as semi-automatic rifles and pump-action shotguns were banned.

A 28-day waiting period was introduced during which a prospective buyer's background is checked. And people had to start providing a "justifiable reason" for owning a gun which, unlike the US, did not include self-protection.

In addition, a government buyback scheme took 650,000 legal and banned firearms out of circulation. An amnesty allowed owners to surrender their guns, either to the police or to be destroyed.

There are still terrible incidents involving firearms in Australia but to have one on the scale of what happened on Sunday night is unfamilar, shocking and utterly devastating.

Our colleagues at the Global News Podcast have pulled together an special edition which reflects on what is thought to be one of the deadliest mass shootings in Australia since 1996.

Hear how the attack unfolded and from those who witnessed what happened on one of Australia's most popular tourist attractions on the first night of Hanukkah.

The podcast has the latest on the New South Wales Police's investigation into the attack which is being treated by police as a targeted terrorist incident against the Jewish population.

• You can download and listen here

A man who was filmed tackling one of the Bondi Beach shooters and taking away his gun was shot twice and is in hospital, 7NEWS Australia reports.

The Australian TV network says it spoke a relative of the man - identified as 43-year-old Ahmed Al Ahmed.

The male relative says Ahmed is in hospital after being shot in the shoulder and hand but he should be "OK".

"He's a hero, 100% he's a hero," the man tells 7NEWS Australia.

The TV network also shared some footage of a man, who looks to be the same as the man in the video below, sat on the floor with his left arm covered in blood.

The BBC has not independently verified the footage shared by the Australian news outlet.

Image source, ABIR SULTAN/EPA/Shutterstock

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he had warned Canberra "about four months ago" that government policy was "promoting and encouraging antisemitism in Australia".

Speaking at a government meeting in Dimona earlier today, he quoted a letter reportedly sent to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on 17 August - in which he accused Australia of "pouring oil on the fire of antisemitism".

• For context: At the time, Australia had just announced its plans to recognise a Palestinian state

During the meeting, Netanyahu also describes antisemitism as a "cancer", adding that it "spreads when leaders stay silent".

Addressing Albanese directly, he says: "You let the disease spread and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today."

Some images are coming to us from the western outskirts of Sydney - about 40km away from Bondi Beach - showing a heavy police presence.

Multiple Australian outlets - including ABC and 7News - are reporting that armed police have swarmed a property at Bonnyrigg which is believed to be the home of one of the Bondi Beach gunmen.

This is yet to be confirmed by official police accounts and the BBC could not independently verify these reports.

Image source, AAP / Reuters

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