Hanukkah, Bondi Beach and Australia
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian father who wrestled a shotgun from one of the gunmen attacking a Jewish gathering, is facing a long road to recovery.
An event to mark the first day of Hanukkah was taking place at Bondi Beach when the shooting took place, killing at least 15 people ages 10 to 87. Officials declared the shooting a terrorist event and said it was “designed to target” Jewish people.
SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Two Sydney rabbis killed in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah festival shootings were remembered by hundreds of mourners in the Australian city on Wednesday as kind and curious men who would be dearly missed by their friends, families and local community.
Police and local media reports said the shooting began while some people were attending a Hanukkah party on the beach. At least 40 people were hospitalized.
Australia's prime minister said the suspects in the shooting at the Hanukkah event were “motivated by Islamic State ideology.” They had traveled to the Philippines prior to the attack, officials said.
White House antisemitism envoy nominee Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the deadly Hanukkah attack in Australia amid rising holiday security concerns.