<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australia remains in shock little more than 24 hours after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-what-happened-shooters-victims-everything-we-know/88ccfc15-8a38-49f8-875c-ef82ef57d9b2" rel="" target="" title="two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at a packed Bondi Beach on Sunday night"><span>two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at a packed Bondi Beach on Sunday night</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today, the death toll from the terror attack rose to 15, plus one of the shooters, while the other gunman remains in custody in a critical condition – although police said it is likely he will recover and face criminal charges.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As thousands of people – including the prime minister, governor-general and NSW premier – </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tributes-growing-on-bondi-beach-following-shooting/f6576a7d-8992-43ff-9f70-4c8639234b7e" rel="" target="" title="flocked to the beach to pay their respects"><span>flocked to the beach to pay their respects</span></a><span> and place flowers at a makeshift floral memorial outside Bondi Pavilion, the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-terror-attack-victims-named/8e866d73-4e45-4198-b28b-3661b4d8ad58" rel="" target="" title="identities of the victims began to emerge"><span>identities of the victims began to emerge</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-terror-attack-victims-named/8e866d73-4e45-4198-b28b-3661b4d8ad58" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Matilda, 10, was enjoying Hanukkah celebrations when she was fatally shot in front of her sister</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-sydney-how-the-bondi-beach-terror-attack-unfolded/297ea10f-dd5e-4125-b991-83e346c2b766"><strong><span>How the Bondi Beach terror attack unfolded</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The youngest of those killed, Matilda Bee Britvan, was just 10 years old, while the oldest, 87-year-old Alex Kleytman, was a Holocaust survivor.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A former police officer, Peter Meagher, had been photographing the Chanukah by the Sea event when he was gunned down, while two rabbis were also among the dead: Eli Schlanger and Yaakov Levitan.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-24-hours-on/22244e60-b6e7-4c00-b3c8-bff575e61d2a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some 27 people remained in hospital as of this evening. Six were critical, and a further six were critical but stable.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tributes-growing-on-bondi-beach-following-shooting/f6576a7d-8992-43ff-9f70-4c8639234b7e"><strong><span>Thousands pay tribute at Bondi Beach following terrorist attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-injured-40-in-hospitals-across-sydney-news/241a8dfd-ca5f-4939-bab2-4de5478806ba" rel="" target="" title="Two police officers have had surgery"><span>Two police officers have had surgery</span></a><span> and are in a serious condition, one of whom is at risk of losing sight in one eye.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While authorities admit they still know "very little" about the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-who-are-the-bondi-shooters/b0fdd033-610d-4b47-98fd-25817e98e5df" rel="" target="" title="two shooters, more details about them came to light"><span>two shooters, more details about them came to light</span></a><span>, even as officers raided a Bonnyrigg home and an Airbnb in Campsie they had stayed in before carrying out the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair are now known to be 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son, Naveen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-who-are-the-bondi-shooters/b0fdd033-610d-4b47-98fd-25817e98e5df" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Police know 'very little' about Bondi Beach father-and-son gunmen</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sajid was killed by police during the attack while Naveen was critically wounded.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This afternoon, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the younger man, who is an Australian-born citizen, had been on authorities' radar six years ago, having been investigated by ASIO for six months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The son first came to attention in October 2019," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-how-to-help-donate-blood-vigils-police-contact/a79df956-55a1-4e25-8c80-dd498b8ed5a2"><strong><span>How everyday Aussies can help in the wake of the Bondi shooting</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-witness-craig-cobb-exclusive/281a80e7-62b5-4578-ab94-1894b7613469"><strong><span>'Daddy, what is that?': Family forced to run for their lives in Bondi shooting</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He was examined on the basis of being associated with others and the assessment was made that there was no indication of any ongoing threat or threat of him engaging in violence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(He was investigated because of) people he was associated with, rather than things that he, himself, had done."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-nsw-premier-chris-minns-flags-gun-law-reforms/785f8c4b-9ea3-40fd-8643-fd84b45c4b85"><strong><span>Gun control law overhaul announced in response to Bondi Beach terror</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sajid, meanwhile, was a licenced gun owner and gun club member who legally owned six longarm firearms.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He had moved to Australia in 1998 on a student visa, transferred to a partner visa in 2001, and understood to be on a resident return visa (RRV) at the time of the shooting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But as the country learnt more about the men who carried out the vile attack, so too did everyday citizens do their part to help out.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-injured-40-in-hospitals-across-sydney-news/241a8dfd-ca5f-4939-bab2-4de5478806ba" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Two police officers named among dozens injured in Bondi shooting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After an urgent call for donations, the Red Cross Lifeblood website crashed due to extreme demand and queues snaked out the door as </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-how-to-help-where-to-donate-explainer/0e6b1ca5-4b47-4144-a752-7b354ccf959a" rel="" target="" title="Australians rolled up their sleeves to give blood"><span>Australians rolled up their sleeves to give blood</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-heroic-man-disarms-gunman-turns-weapon-on-him/4d5e1253-c12c-4a84-9d42-b92fa175744b" rel="" target="" title="Ahmed al Ahmed has become the most recognisable face of the response to the attack"><span>Ahmed al Ahmed has become the most recognisable face of the response to the attack</span></a><span>, having tackled one of the gunmen and wrestled his weapon away from him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Injured in the aftermath, he is now recovering in hospital, has met with Premier Chris Minns, and can look forward to an astounding reward for his incredible bravery: a crowdfunding effort has already raised more than $1 million for the fruit shop owner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-heroic-man-disarms-gunman-turns-weapon-on-him/4d5e1253-c12c-4a84-9d42-b92fa175744b" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Bondi hero seen recovering in hospital as donors raise $1 million</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Canberra, politicians turned to what they can do in the aftermath of the deadliest shooting since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The immediate focus is gun control: </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-nsw-premier-chris-minns-flags-gun-law-reforms/785f8c4b-9ea3-40fd-8643-fd84b45c4b85" rel="" target="" title="national cabinet has agreed to strengthen firearm laws around the country"><span>national cabinet has agreed to strengthen firearm laws around the country</span></a><span>, including potentially limiting the number of weapons one person can own, and restricting gun licences to Australian citizens.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Also from the prime minister – and many other leaders – was a call for unity, for Australians to embrace each other in the wake of the country's worst-ever terror attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-what-happened-shooters-victims-everything-we-know/88ccfc15-8a38-49f8-875c-ef82ef57d9b2" rel="" target="" title="Everything we know about the Bondi Beach shooting"><strong><span>Everything we know about the Bondi Beach shooting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What I want is for Australians to come together," Anthony Albanese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For this to be reinforcing the need for us to promote national unity. And that is critical.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is no place in Australia for antisemitism.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is no place for hatred."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. 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