Overview
- Ahmed Al-Ahmed arrived in the United States on Wednesday for further treatment after being shot five times in the December 14 attack.
- At the Colel Chabad Gala in New York, he received a prolonged standing ovation and an encased gold menorah inscribed "Light Will Win."
- Billionaire Bill Ackman presented the gift and praised Al-Ahmed's courage, having earlier donated about $99,000 to his GoFundMe.
- In a CNN interview, Al-Ahmed said he seized a gun but chose not to pull the trigger, describing his actions as grounded in humanity and humility.
- He intervened during the Bondi Beach Chanukah shooting, disarming one of the attackers and later calling the decision a miracle from God.