The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers by grabbing his gun is a father-of-two fruit shop owner.
The death toll has risen to 16 after two gunmen opened fire at the popular tourist beach in Sydney on Sunday evening where a Jewish Hanukkah celebration was underway.
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been named by relatives as the man fighting one of the terrorists in a video shared widely on social media.
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
He may be a Maronite Christian and not a Muslim.
He is a Christian Maronite!
The hero that stopped one of the terrorists in Australia is called Ahmad Al Ahmad.
The Anti-Israel mobs celebrated him being a Muslim, as if that made the terror attack less terrible.
But he is not a Muslim!
He is a Christian Maronite! pic.twitter.com/aV7lZBnIFC— Hamas Atrocities (@HamasAtrocities) December 14, 2025
