Holocaust survivor, senior rabbis and child among 16 killed in Bondi Beach terror attack
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Moneycontrol15-12-2025, 11:09

16 Killed in Antisemitic Bondi Beach Hanukkah Terror Attack

  • Sixteen people, including a child, rabbis, and a Holocaust survivor, were killed in a terrorist attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration.
  • Australian authorities declared the incident an antisemitic terrorist attack, one of the deadliest outside Israel in decades.
  • Victims included 10-year-old Matilda, Rabbi Eli Schlanger (who led a Mumbai attack memorial), Rabbi Yaakov Halevi Levitan, Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, French national Dan Elkayam, and Reuven Morrison.
  • The attack was carried out by a father and son, Naveed Akram and his 24-year-old son; one was killed, the other hospitalized.
  • Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the attack, stating Australia stands with the Jewish community.

Why It Matters: This deadly antisemitic attack shows the global threat to Jewish communities.

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