WATCH: Trump Responds to Australia Attack With a Strong Message on Religious Freedom

US President Donald Trump called the shooting “a purely antisemitic attack” during a Christmas celebration at the White House. “That was a terrible attack… And that was an antisemitic attack, obviously.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that the US “strongly condemns” the deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday in which gunmen fired on a Hanukkah event.

“Antisemitism has no place in this world. Our prayers are with the victims of this horrific attack, the Jewish community, and the people of Australia,” Rubio continued.

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According to authorities, at least 15 people were killed, as well as one of the two gunmen who opened fire at an event attended by some 2,000 Jews from the Sydney area, as estimated by Jewish groups. Around 38 people were wounded, of whom at least 13 were in critical condition, including two police officers.

King Charles III, who is the monarch of the British Commonwealth, including Australia, said he and his wife “are appalled and saddened by the most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack on Jewish people attending the Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.”

“In times of hurt, Australians always rally together in unity and resolve. I know that the spirit of community and love that shines so brightly in Australia — and the light at the heart of the Hanukkah Festival — will always triumph over the darkness of such evil,” said Charles in a statement.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese decried the terror attack as “an act of evil, antisemitism, terrorism.”

As the victims were still being named, one hero emerged from the horrific narrative, as Time reported:

Dramatic footage of the attack showed dozens of beachgoers scattering as shots rang out. Another showed one of the gunmen opening fire for minutes from a bridge while the sound of sirens raged.

Lachlan Moran, 32, from Melbourne, told The Associated Press that he ran for his life when he heard shots ring out.

“You heard a few pops, and I freaked out and ran away. … I started sprinting. I just had that intuition. I sprinted as quickly as I could,” Moran said. “Everyone just dropped all their possessions and everything and were running and people were crying and it was just horrible,” Moran said.

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One video that has been broadcast across Australian television channels and viewed millions of times on social media showed a bystander tackling and disarming one of the gunmen before pointing the man’s weapon at him.

Chris Minns, the Premier of New South Wales state, where Sydney is located, described the video as the “most unbelievable scene I’ve ever seen”.

“A man walking up to a gunman who had fired on the community and single-handedly disarming him, putting his own life at risk to save the lives of countless other people.”

“That man is a genuine hero, and I’ve got no doubt that there are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery,” he said.

Here’s a longer clip of Trump’s full remarks on Sunday: