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Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Australian police say a father and son carried out the Bondi Beach shooting, killing 16, as Trump and Netanyahu condemned the attack.
Bondi beach shooting news live updates: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese preparing to lay flowers at the Bondi Pavillion at Bondi Beach, the scene of a shooting where 15 people were killed. (IMAGE: AFP)
An attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening killed 16 people and left dozens injured, plunging Australia into a day of mourning. Emergency services responded to reports of gunfire at around 6:47 pm local time at Bondi Beach, one of Sydney’s most popular tourist locations. The shooting took place during an annual Hanukkah event attended by about 1,000 people, police said.
Authorities said the attackers fired into the crowd, killing victims aged between 10 and 87. A 10-year-old girl later died in a children’s hospital. Forty-two people were hospitalised, including five in critical condition. Two police officers were wounded in a shootout with the attackers. Police identified the gunmen as a 50-year-old father, who was killed during the confrontation, and his 24-year-old son, who remains in critical condition under police guard. The father was licensed to own six firearms, all believed to have been used in the attack.
The incident was later declared a terrorist attack, triggering a joint counter-terrorism operation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it an act of “pure evil”. US President Donald Trump described the shooting as a “purely antisemitic attack”, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Australia’s government of failing to act strongly enough against antisemitism before the attack.
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Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: PM Albanese Stands With Australian Jewish Community
PM Anthony Albanese posted on X, “Tonight and over the coming days, we are holding the Jewish community close. For the 8 nights of Chanukah, Jewish families around the world fill their windows with light – something that has been passed down through generations. Tonight, I am lighting a candle in solidarity with the Australian Jewish community. Because when antisemitism and hate rears its ugly head, we don’t shy away. We will confront the darkness with light. Together.”
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: 27 People Still Hospitalised After Bondi Beach Shooting
Bondi Beach Firing News Live Updates: Health authorities said 27 people remain in hospitals across Sydney following the Bondi Beach shooting, while 15 people were killed in the attack. NSW Health told broadcaster 9News six patients are in critical condition, six are listed as critical but stable, and 15 are stable. A spokesperson said patient numbers continue to change, with some people being discharged or transferred between hospitals, while others have self-presented since the incident.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Holocaust Survivor Among Victims Of Bondi Beach Attack
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: A Holocaust survivor has been identified among those killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack. Alex Kleytman and Reuven Morrison, a member of the Chabad community who split his time between Sydney and Melbourne, were named as victims. Kleytman’s wife, Larisa Kleytman, also a Holocaust survivor, confirmed his death to The Australian. She said her husband had come to Bondi Beach to celebrate Hanukkah, which had been a long-standing tradition for their family. Kleytman survived the Holocaust with his mother and younger brother in Siberia before later migrating to Australia from Ukraine. He and his wife had been married for nearly 60 years.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Australian Federal Police Share Background Details Of Bondi Attack Suspects
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: Australian Federal Police (AFP) Assistant Commissioner Nigel Ryan said authorities are releasing limited background information on the father and son accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach terror attack. Ryan said the surviving accused, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, who remains hospitalised, first came to the attention of Australia’s domestic intelligence agency ASIO in October 2019. He said Naveed was assessed at the time due to his associations, but investigators found no indication that he posed an ongoing threat or was likely to engage in violence. Ryan added that Naveed was born in Australia. The AFP official said the father, Sajid Akram, arrived in Australia in 1998 on a student visa and later moved to a partner visa in 2001. At the time of the shooting, Sajid was on a resident return visa, Ryan said.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Firearms Have No Place On NSW Streets, Says Premier
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said firearms have no place on the state’s streets and reiterated that his government will move quickly on gun law reform. He said changes would require legislation and would aim to make it harder for people to access weapons that have no practical use in the community. Minns questioned why civilians outside agriculture or farming would need such firearms, adding that they put the public at risk and make policing more dangerous.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: ISIS Flag Found In Vehicle Of Bondi Attackers, Intelligence Agency Probing Links
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: Bondi Beach Firing News Live Updates: Australia’s domestic intelligence agency ASIO is investigating whether the two men accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack had links to the Islamic State group, according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The report said an Islamic State flag was found inside a vehicle linked to the father and son near Bondi Beach. ABC reported that the surviving suspect, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, who remains in critical condition in hospital, was previously known to ASIO and had been investigated in 2019 for possible links to an ISIS-linked cell operating in Australia. The probe followed the arrest of Isaac El Matari, who was accused of planning an ISIS-inspired attack in Sydney. Authorities have not publicly confirmed any direct organisational link at this stage, and the investigation is ongoing.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: ‘Blood On Their Hands’, Sisters Mourn Victims, Criticise Government Response
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: Two sisters who came to lay flowers near the police cordon at Bondi Beach criticised the government after the attack, saying warnings had been ignored. Speaking to the BBC, Nadine Saachs and Karen Sher said they had been at Bondi a day earlier and had crossed the same bridge where the gunmen were later positioned. Sher said many people she knew were killed and accused authorities of failing the Jewish community, saying “they allowed it to happen” and that concerns had been raised for decades.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Police Limit Updates As Investigation Continues, Charges Likely
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation into the Bondi Beach attack is ongoing and that police will provide only limited updates at this stage. He said a 24-year-old man remains in hospital and, depending on his medical condition, is likely to face criminal charges. Lanyon said he was being cautious to avoid prejudicing any future court proceedings, adding that he would take further questions later.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Police Decline To Comment On Shooters’ ity
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: Facing questions from reporters, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said authorities were still working through the backgrounds of the two suspects and could not share many details at this stage. He confirmed that the father had held a firearms licence since 2015 and said the father and son had been in Australia for a “considerable period of time”. When asked whether the two were Australian citizens, Lanyon said he was not prepared to comment, according to a report by the UK-based broadcaster BBC.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Public Schools Closed In New South Wales State After Bondi Beach Attack
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said public schools in parts of the state will remain closed following the Bondi Beach attack. He said the decision was taken to ensure safety and allow authorities to respond to the situation. Minns added that the Jewish community should be able to celebrate their faith without fear and called for a strong government, community and police response to the violence.
Bondi Beach Shooting News Live Updates: Shooter Held Valid Firearms Licence, Police Say
Sydney Bondi Beach Attack News Live Updates: New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the 50-year-old gunman who was killed in the Bondi Beach attack was a registered member of a gun club and legally held a firearms licence. He said the man met eligibility requirements for recreational hunting and possessed a Category A and B licence, allowing him to own the long firearms used in the attack.
