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Sydney Rabbi’s Family Thanks Muslim Bystander Who Halted Attacker in Hospital Visit

Ahmed al-Ahmad is stable in pain with four gunshot wounds to his left arm, with multiple surgeries planned.

Overview

  • Rabbi Mendel Kastel visited Ahmed al-Ahmad at a Sydney hospital to thank him for intervening during the attack that killed Rabbi Eli Schlanger.
  • Al-Ahmad told visitors, "We are all brothers, we are all human beings," emphasizing unity across faiths.
  • Attorney Sam Issa said al-Ahmad was shot four times in the left arm, lost sensation in the limb, and remains stable though in significant pain.
  • Issa said doctors expect several operations, including one scheduled today, and reported that al-Ahmad’s spirits are good.
  • During the meeting, Kastel presented al-Ahmad with a dollar he received from the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1988, and Issa said al-Ahmad would act the same way again because he believes he saved many lives.