A bystander who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, whose refugee parents had just arrived from Syria, according to Australian officials and media.

Widely circulated footage shows a man tackling one of the alleged gunmen who attacked a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration. Here's what to know about him.

Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Jewish leader says government ignored warnings before deadly Bondi Beach terror attack at Hanukkah event killed 15. 'We warned them this would happen."

Vigils in Australia and across the world have marked the Bondi Beach massacre of Jews celebrating Hanukkah, an attack that’s fueled pressure for tougher gun laws and mounting anger within the Jewish community.

Three decades ago, almost 650,000 firearms − about one-third of all privately owned guns in Australia – were surrendered, loaded intro trucks and destroyed. In exchange for these firearms, part of a mandatory gun buyback program, the government paid out $200 million. Gun-related murder and suicide rates plummeted.

The attack occurred on Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration.

A woman tells the BBC she acted as a "human shield" for her baby during the deadly attack on the Jewish community in Sydney.