Overview
- Leibel Lazaroff, 20, an American yeshiva student volunteering in Sydney, remains in intensive care after multiple surgeries, and relatives say he woke up and is communicating.
- Australian authorities report at least 15 dead and more than 40 injured, including a child, after gunmen opened fire at the public Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.
- Investigators say the suspects were a father and son, with the father killed by police at the scene and the son hospitalized under guard.
- Family members say Lazaroff was shot in the abdomen and leg, suffered significant blood loss, and is expected to undergo additional surgery.
- Houston-area Jewish events proceeded with added law enforcement, as local leaders reported increased security for public menorah lightings and other Hanukkah gatherings.