Israeli Ambassador to Australia Amir Maimon pays his respects at the Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, on December 16, 2025, following Sunday's shooting in Sydney, Australia. MARK BAKER / AP
A father and son appeared to be driven by "Islamic State ideology" when they opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday, December 16. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed killed 15 people in a mass shooting that targeted a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at the famous beach on Sunday evening.
Authorities have described the attack as an anti-Semitic act of terrorism, but have so far given little detail on the deeper motivations.
Albanese gave one of the first hints on Tuesday that the pair had been radicalized before committing "mass murder."
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