Overview
- Naveed Akram, 24, was charged with 59 offenses including committing a terrorist act and 15 counts of murder, appearing by video from hospital under police guard with no bail and a further court mention set for April 8.
- Police say the attackers were a father-son pair, with 50-year-old Sajid Akram shot dead at the scene, and report improvised explosive devices were found in their vehicle as authorities classify the massacre as terror-related.
- Officials say the attack targeted a Hanukkah gathering and killed 15 people; funerals have begun, including for Rabbi Eli Schlanger, while victims range in age from 10 to 87 and at least 20 patients remain hospitalized.
- Authorities are examining the pair’s November stay in the southern Philippines confirmed by immigration records, while Philippine security officials say there is no validated evidence the men received training there.
- Leaders have pledged action on antisemitism and tighter gun controls, with proposals under discussion after officials said the suspects were inspired by Islamic State ideology.