A picture shared to X shows Zachery Dereniowski (M) handing Ahmed al Ahmed (R) a check of $2,544,585 AUS, about $1.6 million USD, while he recovers in a hospital bed. (Photo: 6ixbuzztv via X)

‘Bondi Beach Hero’ who tackled and disarmed now-deceased terrorist receives $1.6M in donations

The Syrian-born man being hailed as “The Bondi Beach hero,” after tackling and disarming one of the two Islamist terrorists during the recent Hannukah attack in Sydney, received a check for over “A$2.5 million” ($1.65 million U.S. dollars). He then humbly questioned if he was even worthy of the financial support.

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Photo via: United Hatzalah of Israel's Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit

14-year-old ‘heroine’ recovering after being shot in leg while shielding children during Bondi Beach terrorist attack

A 14-year-old girl who was shot during the Bondi Beach antisemitic terrorist attack used her injured body to shield two young children whose mothers had been killed nearby. Rather than fleeing, she stayed with them to keep them safe and has since been widely hailed as a true heroine.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Community members gather outside of Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Police say at least 16 people, including one suspected gunman, were killed and more than a dozen others injured when two attackers opened fire near a Hanukkah celebration at the world-famous Bondi Beach, in what authorities have declared a terrorist incident. (Photo by Audrey Richardson/Getty Images)

Syrian immigrant who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman during Hanukkah event suffers wounds after fighting off terrorist, says he’d still ‘do it again’

As the heinous antisemitic terrorist attack transpired at a Hannukah celebration in Sydney, where two gunman killed at least 15 and injured dozens, a bystander tackled and disarmed one of the shooters, despite being shot multiple times.

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