Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group

The father-and-son duo who killed 15 people during an attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday were motivated by “Islamic State ideology,” Australian authorities have confirmed. Australian media had reported on Monday that the country’s intelligence service had previously investigated Naveed Akram, the son, over his ties to members of an Islamic State […]

New footage emerges of Jewish man trying to disarm Bondi Beach shooters before massacre

An elderly Jewish man sought to stop the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attackers and was their first victim, according to dramatic dashcam footage that emerged on Tuesday. Boris Gurman, 69, came upon the attackers as they exited their car and confronted them, according to the footage, which first appeared on Chinese social media after being posted […]

Jewish donors help raise $1.3M for Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim man who disarmed a Bondi Beach attacker

Sydney Opera House lit by giant menorah as vigils for Bondi Beach victims take place across Australia

22 arrested in Amsterdam protest over contentious Hanukkah concert featuring IDF cantor

Attackers on Sydney Hanukkah celebration IDed as father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram

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