Sydney Bondi Beach Attack Motivated by ISIS Ideology, Confirms PM Albanese

Dec 16, 2025 10:02 am CST

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms the deadly mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach that claimed 15 lives during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration was motivated by Islamic State ideology. The father-son attackers, Sajid and Naveed Akram, opened fire on beachgoers, with authorities classifying it as an antisemitic terrorist act. Intelligence agencies had previously monitored the younger attacker due to concerning associations.