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Australia government on Wednesday filed
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59 charges against the only surviving
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suspect, Navidiv Aram, who is one of the
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suspected persons allegedly responsible
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for the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in
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the city of Sydney targeting Jewish
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people on the Jews first day to mark
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this year Hanukkah festival which led to
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the killing of 16 persons including a
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married couple who was said initially
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tried to disarm one of the attackers
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before the husband and wife were killed.
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children aged 10 and above and the
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suspect father and co-perpetrator Sajid
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Aram who was killed on the spot by the
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police and 41 others including police
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officers and the bystander Ahmed Al
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Ahmed who disarmed the 50 years old one
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of the gunman some of the 20 of the
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injured persons are still in critical
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condition in the hospital based on
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statement issued on Wednesday by local
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authority in Sydney. this. According to
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the New South Wales Police Force in a
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statement published on its website on
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Wednesday, the suspect was brought
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before the court following extensive
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inquiries under Operation Arcs. Today,
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Wednesday the 17th of December, New
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South Wales joint counterterrorism team
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JCTT investigators attended a hospital
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where they charged a 24-year-old bony
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rig man with 59 offenses including
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commit terrorist act, 15 counts of
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murder, 40 counts of cause wounding,
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grievous bodily harm to person with
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intent to murder, discharge firearm
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intend cause grievous bodily harm, cause
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public display of prohibited terrorist
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organ. organization symbol place
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explosive in near building with intent
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cause harm. And the court adjourned the
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case to April 2026 after the suspect
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made first appearance from his hospital
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bed before the bale division local court
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7 via audio visual link AVL. The suspect
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was critically injured during the
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incident on Sunday and had his first
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hearing from his hospital bedside. The
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local New South Wales court said earlier
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on Wednesday, New South Wales police
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commissioner Mal Lanyan said they were
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waiting for medication to wear off
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before formally questioning Akram. For
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his fairness, we need him to understand
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what is exactly happening. Lion said
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police have designated the attack a
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terrorist incident with Australian Prime
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Minister Anthony Albanese saying it
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appears to have been motivated by
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Islamic State group ideology. Police
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said homemade Islamic State group flags
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and improvised explosive devices IEDs
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have been found in the vehicle used by
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the gunman. According to the New South
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Wales Police Force, the New South Wales
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joint counterterrorism team has formally
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charged a 24year-old man alleged to be
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one of two gunmen responsible for the
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Bondai Beach mass shooting that claimed
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the lives of 15 people. About 6:40 p.m.
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on Sunday, the 14th of December, 2025,
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emergency services were called to Bondi
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Beach following reports of a public
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place shooting. Officers attached to
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Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command,
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surrounding commands, and specialist
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police responded and located two men
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using long arms to fire into crowds of
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people. Multiple officers exchanged fire
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with the gunman, and two officers, a
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constable and probationary constable,
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suffered gunshot wounds. During the
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incident, one gunman, a 15 Israeli
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government has blamed the prime minister
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of Australia, Anthony Albanese, over the
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father and son terrorist act of mass
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shooting in Bondai Beach on Sunday
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evening around 6:47 p.m. in accordance
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with Australia local time leading to the
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killing of 16 persons including one of
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the suspected terrorists and a
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10-year-old girl and 42 others sustained
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injuries according to the premier of New
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South Wales state Christopher Mins when
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members of the Jewish community in the
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Sydney city of Australia came out in
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large numbers on day one to celebrate
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this year Hanukkah festival. This the
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Israeli government through the video
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statements made by the Israeli prime
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minister Benjamin Netanyahu during
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government meeting in Deona and when he
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lit the first Hanukkah candle in Israel
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later on Sunday said there may be more
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terrorist attacks on the Jewish people
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because the Australia government is
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weak. We know there will be additional
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attacks. The safest place for the Jewish
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people in the world is where the
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government, the army and the security
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forces will defend them. saying on
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August 17th, 2025, he wrote a letter to
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the prime minister of Australia wherein
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he said, "Your call for a Palestinian
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state pours fuel on the anti-semitic
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fire. It rewards Heramas terrorists. It
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emboldens those who menace Australian
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Jews and encourages the Jew hatred now
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stalking your streets. Anti-semitism is
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a cancer. It spreads when leaders stay
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silent. It retreats when leaders act. I
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call upon you to replace weakness with
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action, appeasement with resolve.
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Instead, Prime Minister, you replaced
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weakness with weakness, and appeasement
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with more appeasement. Your government
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did nothing to stop the spread of
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anti-semitism in Australia. You did
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nothing to curb the cancer cells that
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were growing inside your country. You
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took no action. You let the disease
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spread and the result is the horrific
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attacks on Jews we saw today. In a tweet
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posted through his personal verified
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exocial media account few hours ago,
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Australia Prime Minister Anthony
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Albanese said, "In moments like this, we
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must come together. Australia stands
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united against hatred and terror."
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Speaking during the news conference on
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Sunday, Australia's home minister Tony
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Burke gave more details about the
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government who happened to be father and
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son Sajjid Akram and Naveiv Akram. He
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says the father arrived in Australia in
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1998 on a student visa. The son, who we
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know is Naveiv Arab, is an
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Australian-born citizen. The father, a
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50year-old, was killed at the scene,
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taking the total number of dead to 16,
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while his 24year-old son is in a
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critical condition in hospital. Local
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media reported that both men pledged
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allegiance to the Islamic State group,
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adding that Naveiv first came to
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authorities attention in October 2019,
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but the Australian prime minister said
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an assessment was made that there was no
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indication of any ongoing threat or
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threat of him engaging in violence. His
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father arrived in Australia on a student
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visa in 1998, which was transferred in
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2001 to a partner visa and later
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resident return visas. Meanwhile, the
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man who tackled one of the gunmen to the
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floor and saved people from getting shot
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at Bondi Beach in Australia was
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identified as Ahmed Al Ahmed. Not less
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than 11 persons said to be mostly from
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the Jewish community and police officers
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were shot dead by terrorists on Sunday
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at Bondi Beach in the Sydney city of
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Australia as thousands came out to mark
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this year Hanukkah or Hanukkah festival.
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A festival that is known as the Jewish
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festival of lights. Usually an 8-day
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winter celebration marking event of the
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rededication of the second temple in
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Jerusalem and a miraculous longlasting
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oil supply observed by lighting candles
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on a manora chanukia and reciting
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special prayers and eating oily foods
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like las and sgani which symbolizes
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Jewish resilience and freedom. The
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terrorists attacked the Jewish community
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on the first day of the festival after
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Israel government had on Saturday
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authorized the killing of a senior Hamas
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commander Rajsad who Israel through a
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statement issued by the office of the
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prime minister of Israel stated that in
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recent days Rajad had been engaged in
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rehabilitating the terrorist
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organization, planning and carrying out
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attacks against Israel and rebuilding an
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attack force in blatant violation of the
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ceasefire rules and Hamas 's commitments
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to adhere to the US President Donald
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Trump's plan, stating instead of
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promoting demilitarization, he was
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engaged in rearming for acts of
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terrorism. Although Israel government
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has not issued any statement since the
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Sunday attacks on Jewish community in
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Sydney as at the time of filing in this
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news report on Sunday but her mass in a
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news report published by Al Jazzer
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confirmed that Sad had since been killed
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by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza city of
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Palestine. One of the video footages of
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the Sunday attack on the Jewish
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community in Sydney showed a moment an
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apparent very brave man disarmed one of
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the gunman during the mass shooting,
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overpowered the suspected terrorist,
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collected the gun and turned the gun
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against the suspected terrorist without
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shooting him and the suspect gets away,
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then joins another suspected terrorist
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shooter who continues firing from a
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bridge. New South Wales police declared
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the shooting as an act of terrorism and
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the New South Wales Police Commissioner
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Malan said an improvised explosive
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device was found in a car at the Bondi
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Beach linked to the deceased
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perpetrator. The police commissioner
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added that a rescue and bomb disposal
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unit has been deployed to the scene.
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Local media reported that an emergency
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services transported eight injured
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people to hospital after providing
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urgent treatment on site and 11 persons
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have been confirmed dead by the local
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authority. Australian Prime Minister
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Anthony Albanese called the scenes
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shocking and distressing and said police
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and medical teams are continuing efforts
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to protect lives as the investigation
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develops. The police confirmed that
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there are two known suspects. One is
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dead while the other is in a
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life-threatening condition in hospital.
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Officers are currently investigating
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whether there was a third perpetrator
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involved in the attack. An improvised
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explosive device was found in a car at
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Bondi which was linked to the deceased
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perpetrator. We'll bring you the latest
10:11
updates as we get them. The man who was
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seen in footage wrestling a firearm from
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one of the shooters at Bondai Beach has
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been praised as a genuine hero by the
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New South Wales state premier
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Christopher John Mins. The state premier
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Christopher Mins said at a press
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conference on Sunday that
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