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

• Australia Begins Burying Victims of Bondi Shooting - The Australian authorities said the 24-year-old man, who had been shot by the police, woke from a coma on Tuesday afternoon.
• Australia, After a Mass Shooting During Hanukkah, Looks for a Path Forward - The Bondi Beach massacre has people fearing more anti-Jewish violence — and an Islamophobic backlash. But there are reasons to think stability will prevail.
• Sydney Attackers Motivated by “Islamic State Ideology,” Officials Say - Investigators said they were also looking into a trip to the Philippines that the father-and-son attackers took last month.
• Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting - The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.
• Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active - It remains unclear what the two men did there last month.
• At a Dark Moment, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights - After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.
• Ahmed el Ahmed, Who Tackled One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Is Recovering in a Hospital - Video of Ahmed el Ahmed disarming one of the gunmen has gone viral, and officials around the world have hailed his bravery.
• How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded - Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community.
• The Bondi Beach Shooting Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like - When a slogan’s real meaning comes true.
• Man Tackled and Disarmed One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Video Shows - The video, verified by The New York Times, shows a man sneaking up on one of the shooters who targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday.