2025 Bondi Beach Shooting

On 14 December 2025, an Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired terrorist attack occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, during a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah attended by around 1,000 people. Beginning at 6:42 pm, two gunmen – allegedly Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram – killed 15 people (eleven men, three women, and a ten-year-old child). The 16th person killed was Sajid Akram, who was shot dead by police. (Wikipedia)