Overview
- Kleytman, 87, died while shielding his wife, Larisa, at the Bondi Beach celebration; both survived the Holocaust and later settled in Australia.
- Authorities have declared the shooting a terrorist incident targeting a Jewish event, with the death toll in the mid-teens and dozens wounded.
- Police identified the suspects as Sajid Akram, 50, who was shot dead by officers, and his 24-year-old son, Naveed, who is hospitalized in critical condition.
- The attack struck Chabad’s long-running Chanukah at the Sea gathering, where roughly 2,000 people had come to mark the first night of the holiday.
- Officials said one suspect was known to security services without prior indication of a planned attack, as national leaders condemned the antisemitic violence.