Australia, Bondi Beach and shooting
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Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia’s leader pledges new hate laws
Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney for the funeral of a 10-year-old girl killed in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration.
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the gunmen involved in the mass shooting at an Australian Hanukkah event, is still recovering. He underwent "a very complex operation,” and is expected to undergo another eight-hour surgery later this week,
A Holocaust survivor, a 10-year-old and a Chabad rabbi were among the 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Australia's Bondi Beach on Sunday. Hundreds of people had gathered to mark the first day of the Jewish festival before the attackers struck at the event in Sydney.
People of all ages had been looking forward to celebrating — especially this year, as a ceasefire in Gaza has held since October and all but one of the hostages taken by Hamas-led militants have been returned.