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Heartbreaking footage from Hanukkah shooting Sydney, Australiashows a bystander confronting and disarming one of the gunmen who opened fire and killed 16 people while wounding dozens more on Sunday.
The footage shows the viewer approaching the shooter as he fires at the off-screen victims. The man then attacked the shooter and wrested the gun from him. He then turned the gun on the shooter, but it did not fire.
The hero was identified by Australian media as Ahmed al-Ahmad, 43. The man’s cousin, Mustafa al-Ahmad, told Australia News 7 that Ahmed was shot once in the arm and once in the shoulder. The injuries occurred when the second gunman shot Ahmed after confronting the first man.
“He’s a hero. One hundred percent a hero. Once we saw him on social media, he’s one hundred percent a hero,” Mustafa told the outlet.
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Emergency workers carry a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, December 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Ahmed is currently undergoing surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, according to Australian media.
Praise and gratitude poured in for Ahmed on social media as footage of his landing went viral.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the man as “brave” in a statement regarding the shooting. Netanyahu had initially claimed that the man who intervened was a Jew, but this was before al-Ahmad was identified.
“We saw an action by a brave man – it turns out a brave Muslim man, and I salute him – who stopped one of these terrorists. killing innocent JewsNetanyahu said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Ahmad al-Ahmed for saving lives in Sunday’s shooting. (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Chris Minns, the premier of the Australian state of New South Wales, also hailed al-Ahmad as a hero.
“This man is a true hero, and I have no doubt that there are many people alive tonight because of his bravery,” Minns said in a statement.
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Emergency workers carry a person on a stretcher at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, December 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
New South Wales police confirmed on Monday local time Sunday’s shooting is dead at least 16 people, adding that 40 people remain hospitalized. One of the gunmen was killed, and the other remains in critical condition.
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Australian authorities have confirmed the attack targeted the Jewish community, which was celebrating the first day of Hanukkah in Bondi Beach.
None of the shooters have been identified.
