What is known about father-son duo who carried out Bondi Hannukah terror attack? - explainer

EXPLAINER

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People leave notes and flowers at a memorial outside Bondi Pavilion following a mass shooting attack that killed 15 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on December 15, 2025.
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Antisemitic conspiracy theories spread that Bondi Hanukkah massacre was false flag

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People leave notes and flowers at a memorial outside Bondi Pavilion following a mass shooting attack that killed 15 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on December 15, 2025.

Three-year-old girl at Bondi Beach attack saved by woman lying on her, reunited with parents

An Israeli flag and flowers are laid outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach as people gather to mourn in the wake of a mass shooting on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Iranians take to social media to show support for Jews, Israel after Bondi Beach terror shooting

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ANALYSIS
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COMMENT
Health workers put a patient into an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots on December 14 at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, urging the public to take shelter.

At least 15 dead, including Israeli, dozens wounded in Bondi Beach Hanukkah event massacre

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Son of former Iranian ambassador to Australia posts antisemitic message hours before Sydney attack

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The photograph shared by Ahmad Ghadiri Abyaneh, the son of Iran’s former ambassador to Australia, hours before the Bondi beach attack.

Israel investigating whether Iran involved in deadly Bondi Beach shooting

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TAGHI RAMAHI, husband of Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, poses with an undated photo of himself and his wife, during an interview at his home in Paris, France, October 6, 2023.

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'Only a matter of time': Australian Jewish leaders say Bondi Beach terror attack was 'long dreaded'

Bondi attack exposes Australia’s failure to confront rising antisemitism

EDITORIAL
PEOPLE HUG as they visit the scene of a shooting on a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

'Heartbroken by barbaric terror attack': Jewish orgs. worldwide react to Bondi Beach mass shooting

People hold signs that read, "Antizionism is Bondi Beach, Anti-zionism is Jew Hate" and "Antizionism gets Jews killed" during a vigil outside the Australian Consulate on December 14, 2025 in New York City following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
INTERVIEW

'No middle ground' for tackling antisemitism after Bondi Beach mass shooting, deputy FM Haskel says

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'Writing was on the wall': Israeli politicians condemn Bondi Beach mass shooting

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OPINION

After Bondi Beach attack, Diaspora Jews can no longer assume safety

Members of the local Jewish community embrace at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025.
ByESTHER DAVIS
OPINION

Heroism at Bondi: Ahmed al-Ahmed's actions show universal value of human life

NEW SOUTH WALES Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed al-Ahmed, who is credited with seizing a rifle from one of the gunmen at the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting and saving lives, in the hospital in Sydney, on December 15, 2025.
ByYORAM DORI
WATCH

'One hundred percent a hero': Australian Muslim bystander disarms, tackles Bondi Beach shooter

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Iran's Hadid-110 suicide drone

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Neighbors of alleged Bondi Beach terrorists express shock over rampage

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PEOPLE GATHER at a site outside the Bondi Pavilion, where flowers and an Israeli flag laid in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025.

China, Saudi Arabia agree to deepen coordination, communication, enhance relations

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Mossad sent warnings to Australia about antisemitic terror attack risks

New South Wales Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley, NSW Premier Chris Minns and NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon attend a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.
ANALYSIS

Bondi Beach is what a globalized intifada looks like

A member of a jewish community reacts as he stands at the site of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Towels, bags and baby strollers littered Sydney's Bondi Beach Sunday -- the harrowing aftermath of the country's worst mass shooting in years.

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