Overview
- Al‑Ahmed said in an Instagram video that sudden swelling and severe pain in his hand forced him to cancel appointments in New York.
- He recently met Australia’s US ambassador Kevin Rudd after a series of public appearances during his treatment trip.
- Earlier in the week he was honored at a Colel Chabad gala, where Bill Ackman presented him with a golden menorah and made a major donation to his GoFundMe.
- The shop owner was shot multiple times while disarming an attacker during the Bondi mass shooting, which left 15 people dead.
- Naveed Akram, 24, is charged with 59 offences including 15 counts of murder, and his father Sajid Akram was shot dead by police at the scene.