Sydney, Australia, Hanukkah Attack (Dec 14, 2025)

• Bondi Beach Shooting Suspects Also Used Pipe Bombs in Attack, Police Say - But the explosives did not detonate, according to investigators, who also found a video of the two men training with firearms.
• Sydney Shooting Suspects Met Muslim Leaders in Philippines, Officials Say - Intelligence authorities in the Philippines say the father and son apparently slipped out of Davao City during their monthlong stay, but details remain sketchy.
• Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril - Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews.
• ‘Where’s the Humanity?’ Bondi Attack Leaves Suspects’ Neighborhood Stunned. - The alleged gunmen in the shooting, Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24, were from Bonnyrigg, a diverse, multilingual suburb miles from Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
• ‘Where’s the Humanity?’ Bondi Attack Leaves Suspects’ Neighborhood Stunned. - The alleged gunmen in the shooting, Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24, were from Bonnyrigg, a diverse, multilingual suburb miles from Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
• ‘Where’s the Humanity?’ Bondi Attack Leaves Suspects’ Neighborhood Stunned - The alleged gunmen in the shooting, Sajid Akram, 50 and his son, Naveed Akram, 24, were from Bonnyrigg, a diverse, multilingual suburb miles from Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
• Australia Announces Plan to Buy Back Guns in Wake of Bondi Attack - The program is expected to take hundreds of thousands of firearms out of circulation, the prime minister said on Friday.
• Australia Mourns the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Beach Shooting - Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl.
• Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Attack - New legislation will be drafted to target those who promote violence and to increase penalties for hate speech, the prime minister said Thursday.
• Grief Mixes With Anger at Funeral of Rabbi Killed in Bondi Beach Attack - The funeral for Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday was the first held for one of the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney, Australia.