$2.6M raised for Australian hero who disarmed attacker in Bondi Seaside capturing

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Greater than $2.6 million has been raised for the person who disarmed one of many attackers throughout a mass capturing focusing on a Hanukkah occasion on Bondi Seaside in Sydney, Australia, final weekend.

After the assault – which passed off on Dec. 14 and left a minimum of 15 folks lifeless – a GoFundMe web page was launched for Ahmed al Ahmed, who was deemed a hero after video confirmed him tackling and disarming one of many alleged gunmen.

As of Sunday morning, $2.64 million had been raised via practically 45,000 donations for al Ahmed, a Syrian-born Australian Muslim, who was one among dozens wounded throughout the assault when a second gunman fired on him.

"In a second of chaos and hazard, Ahmed al-Ahmed stepped ahead with out hesitation," the fundraiser states. "His actions had been selfless, instinctive, and undeniably heroic, taken with out regard for his personal security. Early stories point out he was shot twice within the course of whereas defending others."

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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed Al Ahmed, 43, at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 15, 2025. (NSW premier Chris Minns Account / Handout/Anadolu by way of Getty Photographs)

The organizers added that the marketing campaign was created to indicate gratitude and help for somebody who demonstrated "unbelievable braveness when it mattered most."

Footage from the scene exhibits al Ahmed, a father of two younger daughters, ages 5 and 6, sneaking up behind the attacker as photographs are fired off digital camera. He's then seen tackling the gunman and wrestling the weapon away from him, earlier than turning the weapon on the attacker and holding him at gunpoint.

One of many fundraiser’s organizers, social media influencer Zachery Dereniowski, visited al Ahmed at a Sydney hospital on Friday to current him with a verify for $2.5 million, the quantity raised at the moment.

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In a video shared on social media, al Ahmed appeared overwhelmed by the gesture.

Sitting in his hospital mattress, al Ahmed requested, "I deserve it?"

Dereniowski replied, "Each penny."

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited al Ahmed earlier this week, hailing him as an "Australian hero."

"You set your self in danger to save lots of others, working in the direction of hazard on Bondi Seaside and disarming a terrorist," he wrote on X. "Within the worst of occasions, we see the perfect of Australians. And that is precisely what we noticed on Sunday night time. On behalf of each Australian, I say thanks."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised al Ahmed's actions as "courageous," and Chris Minns, the premier of Australia's New South Wales, acknowledged that his "unbelievable bravery little doubt saved numerous lives."

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The Australian authorities is investigating the capturing as a terror assault focusing on the Jewish neighborhood.

A 24-year-old man who allegedly perpetrated the phobia assault along with his 50-year-old father was slapped with homicide expenses. The daddy "died on the scene," police stated.