Police Say Bondi Father and Son Acted Alone in Antisemitic Hanukkah Shooting

Overview

• Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said initial findings indicate the pair were not part of a wider terrorist cell and were not directed by others.
• Investigators report no evidence of formal training during the duo’s November trip to Mindanao, with CCTV showing they seldom left their hotel as inquiries with Philippine authorities continue.
• Police say the attack was meticulously planned over months, releasing images of the suspects training with shotguns at an Australian range.
• The shooting killed 15 people and wounded dozens during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, which authorities have classified as an antisemitic terrorist attack; the father was killed by police and the son has been charged.
• Seventeen families urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to establish a national commission on antisemitism and security failures, while he backs a New South Wales inquiry alongside promised gun, hate-speech and intelligence-law reforms.