Hanukkah Mass Murder in Sydney

As the day was ending on December 14, 2025 and the Festival of Hanukkah was about to start, two snipers began shooting into the crowd gathered for a public celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. At least 15 people were killed, including a survivor of the Shoah, a rabbi, and children. Dozens more were wounded. The shooters were a father and son, apparently inspired by ISIS. The former did not survive. A passerby named Ahmed al-Ahmed disarmed the son. 

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