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‘There’s Still Hope’: How the Bondi Community Rushed to Help

Terrorists inspired by Islamic State killed 16 and injured 42 at a Jewish festival, with police probing their militant training in the Philippines, authorities said.

  • On Sunday evening, two gunmen opened fire on more than 1,000 people in the Archer Park area of Bondi Beach, police said the attack targeted the first day of Hanukkah.
  • Police said early indications point to IS inspiration, with investigators probing a trip both men took to the Philippines last month and reported training in the southern Philippines.
  • Authorities say fifteen people have died and 42 people were injured, including four children; British-born rabbi Eli Schlanger and 10-year-old Matilda were named, police said one attacker was shot dead while the other was hospitalized.
  • The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team has launched a multiagency investigation with NSW Police Force, AFP, ASIO and NSW Crime Commission after seizing three firearms, two explosive devices and homemade IS flags for forensic examination, while police forces increase officers in Jewish communities.
  • A public fundraising campaign has raised more than 1.1 million Australian dollars for father-of-two Ahmed al Ahmed, who tackled a gunman and is hailed as a hero.
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Quillette broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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