US EditionTrump Praises Man Who Disarmed Sydney Mass Shooter Targeting Jewish Crowd
At least 16 people, including children and the Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, were killed and more than 40 injured in an antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah event.
- At the Bondi Beach Hanukkah event on Sunday, December 14, 2025, two armed attackers opened fire, Australian authorities classified it as an antisemitic terrorist attack.
- Australian authorities said the attack was classified as antisemitic terrorism, and the alleged shooters were a father-and-son pair, with emergency calls at 6:45 p.m.
- Victims included Ukrainian-born Holocaust survivor Alex Kleitman, Larisa Kleitman among those killed, along with Rabbi Eli Schlanger; at least 16 died, over 40 wounded.
- Police later said one suspect was shot dead while the second suspect was hospitalized and in custody; explosive devices found in attackers' vehicle were neutralized.
- The death has sparked grief and condemnation across Australia’s Jewish community and Ukrainian diaspora, with mourners gathering at Bondi Pavilion vigils on December 15, 2025.
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We came to Bondi Beach to celebrate Hanukkah. Then the gunshots began
A Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach turned into a mass casualty attack on Sunday, December 14, 2025, when two gunmen opened fire near the “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration. Officials said at least 15 people, including a child, were killed, with dozens more injured. The horrific event has been labeled an antisemitic act of terrorism by the Australian government. New South Wales police said the alleged shooters were a father and son, and…
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Trump Praises Man Who Disarmed Sydney Mass Shooter Targeting Jewish Crowd
U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken about the mass terror shooting that targeted a Jewish Hanukkah event on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. The death toll from the Dec. 15 attack stands at 16, including one gunman, with 40 hospitalised, six of whom remain in critical condition. Two police officers are among the wounded. “In Australia as you know there was a terrible attack … and that was an anti-Semitic attack obviously, and I just want to pay m…
At least 15 people died in a shooting attack during the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday (December 14, 2025). Jewish families were gathered for the festivities in one of the city's most popular locations. Among the victims confirmed by Australian authorities are two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor, and a 10-year-old girl. According to the New South Wales State Police, two armed men opened f…
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