Overview
- Australian officials report at least 11 people were killed and 29 injured when two gunmen opened fire at a public Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
- Police say one attacker was killed at the scene and a second suspect is detained in critical condition as they characterize the assault as targeting the Jewish community.
- New South Wales police have identified a suspect as 24-year-old Naveed Akram, executed a related home raid in Bonnyrigg, and reported suspected improvised explosive devices near the site.
- President Donald Trump called the attack a “purely antisemitic” act, offered condolences, and urged American Jews to celebrate Hanukkah proudly.
- Trump singled out bystander Ahmed al-Ahmad for charging a shooter and disarming him, crediting the hospitalized civilian with saving lives.