US EditionBBC at the Funeral of the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Shooting
Matilda, the youngest of 15 victims in the antisemitic Bondi Beach attack, was mourned in Sydney as authorities pledge stronger laws against anti-Semitism.
- On December 18, 2025, Sydney held a funeral for Matilda, aged 10, at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall following the Bondi Beach shooting targeting a Hanukkah gathering.
- Police named Sajid Akram and his son as the suspected shooters in the Bondi attack; Sajid, 50, was killed at the scene while Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges including 15 murder counts.
- Mourners carried yellow balloons and tributes as Matilda's Ukrainian parents, Michael and Valentyna, requested bee motifs including a large toy bee on her coffin.
- The government said it will strengthen migration laws and review policies, barring people with antisemitic views, with fuller responses expected in the coming days and weeks.
- As burials continue, debate grows over whether officials acted on earlier warnings, with critics noting the Australian government received a special envoy's report on antisemitism months ago and nine more services remain.
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In the middle of the attempt, he breathes deeply and stops before the flowers. In the middle of the afternoon, Bondi’s memorial is filled again without the crowds of previous days. The heat tightens in Sydney and the tiredness is evident in those who return again and again to this point. In front of the Bondi Pavilion, a small group of rabbis sings a Jewish melody. The woman looks up and talks: “Today I am very sensitive. I haven’t felt that way…
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SYNEY.– A group of Australian police officers arrested a group of men on their way to Bondi Beach, suspected of attempting to launch a new attack, on the same day as the country mourned for Matilda's funeral, the youngest victim of the recent anti-Semitic attack in Sydney.While Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised vigorous measures against hate speech and buried the ten-year-old girl, the memory of the horror became palpable with a new large…
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