A suspect in California targeted a Jewish family’s home, firing approximately twenty bullets while shouting antisemitic slurs. Security footage captured the suspect yelling “F*** the Jews” as the attack unfolded. The incident occurred at a residence decorated for Hanukkah. Law enforcement is currently investigating the shooting as a hate crime.
Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner and father of two, has been identified as the bystander who heroically disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers. Video footage verified by the BBC shows Mr. Ahmed tackling the gunman and seizing his weapon, sustaining bullet wounds to his arm and hand in the process, and is currently recovering in hospital after surgery. The shooting, which occurred during a Hanukkah celebration and has been declared a terrorist incident targeting the Jewish community, resulted in fifteen fatalities and dozens injured. Police have confirmed the attackers were a father and son, with the father dead at the scene and the son in critical condition.
A senior law enforcement official has identified Naveed Akram, from Sydney’s south-west, as one of the alleged shooters in the Bondi Beach attacks. Police raided Akram’s home in Bonnyrigg on Sunday evening. The attacks, which occurred during the first night of Hanukkah, resulted in at least 12 fatalities. Authorities confirmed that one gunman was killed and another was critically injured and in custody, though it remains unclear which was Akram. According to NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon, one of the shooters was known to authorities, but was not considered a person of interest.
A mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, has resulted in at least ten fatalities and dozens of injuries. The attack, targeting the Jewish community, occurred as approximately 2,000 people gathered for the event organized by Chabad. Witnesses reported widespread panic and chaos as gunmen opened fire, with videos showing victims on the ground and civilians subduing the shooters. The event prompted expressions of concern and condemnation from local officials and international Jewish organizations amid rising antisemitic sentiments.
Hanukkah celebrations in Chile faced significant opposition, including a public menorah being vandalized and a planned event canceled due to threats from anti-Israel groups. Politicians falsely linked the menorah to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, prompting condemnation from the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Community of Chile as antisemitic. These incidents, fueled by inflammatory rhetoric, raised serious concerns about religious freedom and the rise of antisemitism in the country. The Jewish community and international ambassadors denounced the attacks and highlighted the importance of condemning hatred and intolerance.
John Q. Hosedrinker