Sydney, December 15, 2025 – Ahmed al Ahmed, the 43-year-old fruit and vegetable seller hailed as a hero for disarming one of the gunmen in Sunday’s deadly Bondi Beach mass shooting, is recovering in hospital following surgery, his family confirmed.
The Australian citizen, a father of two from Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, risked his life during the antisemitic terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration that claimed 15 lives. Video footage shows al Ahmed hiding behind cars before charging at a shooter from behind, wrestling away his rifle, and briefly pointing it back at the attacker, forcing him to retreat.
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He sustained bullet wounds to his arm and hand—reports vary on the exact number—and has undergone initial surgery, with possibly two or three more procedures ahead, according to his cousin Jozay Alkanji. His father, Mohamed Fateh al Ahmed, proudly declared: “My son is a hero. He served in the police, he has the passion to defend people.”e3d7b3,20d2b3,14ed91
Public support has poured in: a GoFundMe has surpassed A$1 million, including a near-maximum donation from billionaire Bill Ackman. Strangers left flowers and notes at St George Hospital. Leaders like NSW Premier Chris Minns called him a “genuine hero,” while U.S. President Donald Trump praised him as “a very, very brave person” who saved lives.
The attack by a father-son duo remains under investigation as terrorism.