According to his cousin Mustafa, Ahmed was shot twice while bravely confronting the attacker. “He’s in the hospital and we don’t know exactly what’s going on inside,” Mustafa told 7News.
The civilian who tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen during the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach has been identified as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a local fruit shop owner and father of two. Witnesses and video footage show Ahmed advancing on… pic.twitter.com/dPjoNARZtG
— ILTV Israel News (@ILTVNews) December 14, 2025
Australian media point out that Ahmed al Ahmed is a Muslim, and his heroic act left many speechless. His intervention probably saved countless lives of citizens who were present celebrating Hanukkah on the beach. Ahmed is currently being prepared for surgery due to his gunshot wounds.
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Ahmed El Ahmad, a 43-year-old father-of-two fruit shop owner.
After so bravely jumping on the first terrorist, he was then shot twice by the second terrorist, and is now being treated in hospital but expected to be OK. Thank you Ahmed. pic.twitter.com/sTSzpycXUn— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 14, 2025
A mass shooting on Bondi Beach has claimed at least 12 lives and injured 29 people, including two police officers. The shooting was aimed at a Jewish event marking the Hanukkah festival of lights. The Australian police confirmed that one of the attackers was among the dead, and the incident was characterized as a terrorist attack.
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