Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner and recent immigrant, rushed an attacker at a public Hanukkah gathering beside Bondi Beach, wrestled a rifle away and sustained multiple gunshot wounds while trying to protect others.At least 15 people were killed and about 42 people were taken to hospital with injuries ranging from stable to critical after two men, identified as Sajid Akram, 50, and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram, opened fire from the street at Archer Park during the celebration.Police and bomb disposal teams found two improvised explosive devices in the suspects' vehicle and a third nearby, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation said it first became aware of
Naveed Akram in 2019, and national leaders including
Anthony Albanese pledged inquiries while researchers such as
Magnus Ranstorp urged deeper action on rising antisemitism.