Mourners in Australia have fallen silent in honour of the victims of the Bondi Beach attack.
The memorial was part of a national day of reflection to mark a week since the shooting in which two gunmen opened fire on an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hannukah.
A 10-year-old girl, a British-born rabbi and a Holocaust survivor were among the 15 people killed during the attack.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed when he arrived at the memorial event - an expression of anger by Australia's Jewish community against his government after a rise of antisemitic attacks over the past few months.
As the sun set over Sydney on Sunday evening, a minute's silence was observed at 18:47 (07:47 GMT) - exactly one week since the first reports of gunfire at the famous beach.
Heavy security was present at the memorial event, with cordoned-off areas guarded by armed riot squad officers and a police patrol boat visible off the coast of Bondi Beach.
A large crowd gathered, many wearing kippas or draped in Australian flags, for speeches after the silence was observed.
Bee balloons floated in the wind in honour of the youngest victim of the attack, Matilda, whose nickname was Matilda Bee.
The ceremony concluded with the lighting of the menorah, an activity that the crowds could not perform during the Hannukah celebration interrupted by the attack.
Furthermore, the memorial extended beyond Bondi Beach, with candles lit in homes nationwide as a gesture of light over darkness.
Albanese faced backlash upon his arrival, as one person in the crowd expressed hostility by shouting: Blood on your hands. His wife grasped his arm in support as police tackled a crowd member moving toward them.
Critics within the Jewish community have indicated that the attack was a shocking reality emerging from a rise in antisemitic incidents, exacerbated since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
Chris Minns, the Premier of New South Wales, however, was praised during the memorial event for accepting responsibility and acknowledging government failures in preventing the attack.
The president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, David Ossip, advocated for a Royal Commission to probe how the tragedy occurred.
Naveed Akram, 24, has been charged with multiple offenses including 15 counts of murder. Prime Minister Albanese has proposed a series of reforms to address hate speech and gun laws in response to the attack.
