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Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert, injured in the Bondi shooting. Photograph: NSW Police<\/p>\nPolice officer injured during Bondi shooting loses sight in one eye<\/p>\n
The family of Jack Hibbert, 22, a probationary constable injured during the Bondi shooting, has released a statement saying he has lost sight in one eye after being shot in the head while trying to save people on the beach.<\/p>\n
Jack sustained two bullet wounds \u2013 one to his head and another to his shoulder. Jack was taken to ICU where he was intubated and underwent multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n
Although miraculously surviving, Jack\u2019s injuries have resulted in a loss of vision in one of his eyes and he now faces a long and challenging recovery ahead, with additional surgeries required.<\/p>\n
Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert, injured in the Bondi shooting. Photograph: NSW Police<\/p>\n
Jack has only been in the police force for four months, his family said.<\/p>\n
Even so, in the face of a violent and tragic incident, he responded with courage, instinct, and selflessness, continuing to protect and help others whilst injured, until he was physically no longer able to.<\/p>\n
Jack was simply doing his job \u2013 a job he deeply loves \u2013 driven by a commitment to protect the community, even at great personal cost.<\/p>\n
Many of his colleagues who were present on the night of the incident have visited him in hospital, they said.<\/p>\n
They described how Jack acted, he moved toward people in need, not away from danger, and continued helping others while seriously injured.<\/p>\n
The support from the police force and hospital staff has been unmatched and we are beyond grateful. We thank the wider community for their kindness, support, and prayers for Jack and our family during this difficult time.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.28 EST<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Visibly angry, Frydenberg said Since October 7, there have been attacks on Jewish Australians.<\/p>\n Make no mistake, I am here, we are here to fight for the soul of Australia and to fight for the survival of the Australian Jewish community that has been here since the arrival of the first Fleet. Just over 100,000 strong.<\/p>\n It has produced Australia\u2019s greatest citizen soldier, Sir John Monash, who would be turning in his grave right now.<\/p>\n Our first Australian-born Governor-General, Sir Isaac Isaacs and the man who brought a touch of healing to our country, and Olympic gold medallist Jessica Fox, chief scientist and a greatest philanthropists, Frank Lowy, and industrialists, this is what the Jewish community has contributed in mat 125 years or more and this is how our government repays us.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Former Liberal MP, Josh Frydenberg, has just spoken to the media in Bondi, where he was laying flowers. He said:<\/p>\n I\u2019m here to mourn, but I am also here to warn.<\/p>\n Unless our governments, federal and state, take urgent, unprecedented and strong action, as night follows day, we will be back grieving the loss of innocent life in another terrorist attack in our country. This was all too predictable.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.35 EST<\/p>\n NSW Health<\/a> provide update on injured victims<\/p>\n NSW Health has released new patient numbers, saying there are 21 people now receiving care, down from 22 this morning.<\/p>\n Patients continue to be discharged, NSW Health said, but some patients who are discharged may return to the hospital for further care.<\/p>\n As of 12pm, there was one person in a critical condition and five people in critical but stable condition.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.34 EST<\/p>\n Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs expresses solidarity and condolences to Australia<\/p>\n The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has spoken with her Canadian counterpart, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, this morning about the Bondi shootings.<\/p>\n Minister Anand expressed her solidarity and condolences for the people of Australia. The pair agreed to work closely to fight the global rise in antisemitism, to learn from each other on combating terrorism, violent extremism and hate.<\/p>\n I appreciate Minister Anand\u2019s kind and heartfelt words to the people of Australia following the antisemitic terror attack on Bondi Beach,\u201d Wong said. <\/p>\n We agreed to work even more closely to fight antisemitism and to learn from each other and our experiences to ensure our Jewish communities always feel safe and protected.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.29 EST<\/p>\n The PM expects suspect in Bondi terror attack to be charged by police today<\/p>\n Anthony Albanese has said he expected the surviving suspect in the Bondi terror attack, Naveen Akram, to be charged by police today.<\/p>\n Speaking on Mamamia\u2019s podcast, Albanese was asked about Akram waking up in hospital. His father, Sajid, died at the scene after being shot by police.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will be charged formally, if he hasn\u2019t been so already, I would expect that will take place over the coming hours,\u201d the prime minister said, according to a transcript issued by his office.<\/p>\n NSW Police were contacted for comment, with a spokesperson saying no charges had yet been laid as of 11.25am Wednesday.<\/p>\n Naveed Akram and Sajid Akram filmed shooting from a bridge in Bondi. Photograph: Supplied<\/p>\n Speaking about the alleged offenders on Mamamia\u2019s podcast, Albanese said: \u201cthe evidence is that they were motivated by the sort of ideology of the Islamic State, that there were flags present in the back of their vehicle that they drove to Bondi in order to cause harm.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a perverse ideology, a terrorist ideology that does not respect human life, and that is antisemitic in character, but anti-humanity as well. And tragically, we\u2019ve seen that play out at that iconic Australian venue of Bondi Beach,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The PM said authorities continued to investigate their backgrounds, including travel to the Philippines recently.<\/p>\n Albanese also emphasised the need for gun control measures, such as those suggested at national cabinet on Monday \u2013 adding the need to \u201cemphasise the gun buyback provisions that are available, and for us also to look at customs as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.31 EST<\/p>\n Police officer injured during Bondi shooting loses sight in one eye<\/p>\n The family of Jack Hibbert, 22, a probationary constable injured during the Bondi shooting, has released a statement saying he has lost sight in one eye after being shot in the head while trying to save people on the beach.<\/p>\n Jack sustained two bullet wounds \u2013 one to his head and another to his shoulder. Jack was taken to ICU where he was intubated and underwent multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n Although miraculously surviving, Jack\u2019s injuries have resulted in a loss of vision in one of his eyes and he now faces a long and challenging recovery ahead, with additional surgeries required.<\/p>\n Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert, injured in the Bondi shooting. Photograph: NSW Police<\/p>\n Jack has only been in the police force for four months, his family said.<\/p>\n Even so, in the face of a violent and tragic incident, he responded with courage, instinct, and selflessness, continuing to protect and help others whilst injured, until he was physically no longer able to.<\/p>\n Jack was simply doing his job \u2013 a job he deeply loves \u2013 driven by a commitment to protect the community, even at great personal cost.<\/p>\n Many of his colleagues who were present on the night of the incident have visited him in hospital, they said.<\/p>\n They described how Jack acted, he moved toward people in need, not away from danger, and continued helping others while seriously injured.<\/p>\n The support from the police force and hospital staff has been unmatched and we are beyond grateful. We thank the wider community for their kindness, support, and prayers for Jack and our family during this difficult time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.28 EST<\/p>\n Rabbi Ulman finishes by saying that this Sunday, a group of rabbis from Bondi and the Jewish community will meet again on the beach to light eight candles.<\/p>\n We\u2019re going to show the world that the Jewish people are unbeatable.<\/p>\n Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, father-in-law of Rabbi Eli Schlanger Photograph: Mark Baker\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.20 EST<\/p>\n Police expect to speak to alleged shooter this morning Following on from the prime minister saying the surviving alleged gunman would be charged today: Police have said they expect investigators will speak to Naveed Akram from hospital this morning.<\/p>\n Akram, 24, had been in a coma until Tuesday afternoon, the NSW police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, told the ABC.<\/p>\n Police had only spoken to Akram while holding him in custody in hospital, not for investigative purposes or to charge him with alleged offences, Lanyon told 2GB.<\/p>\n Police had been waiting for him to recover and for the effects of his medication to wear off today, Lanyon said, adding investigators expected to speak to Ahmed this morning once he had a legal representative:<\/p>\n \u201cWe expect to speak to him today. I think it\u2019s important we will [have] the opportunity to speak to him first in the presence of a legal advisor before I announce what it may look like.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.31 EST<\/p>\n Sydney Jewish bakery \u2018closed forever\u2019 in wake of Bondi attack<\/p>\n Avner\u2019s Bakery, a prominent Jewish bakery in Sydney\u2019s Surry Hills neighbourhood run by celebrity chef Ed Halmagyi, has closed for good in the wake of the Bondi shooting.<\/p>\n \u201cClosed today, closed forever\u201d, a man standing outside the shop said this morning.<\/p>\n A message posted on the bakery\u2019s windows said the world had \u201cchanged\u201d in the wake of the attack, and one thing had become clear:<\/p>\n It is no longer possible to make outwardly, publicly, proudly Jewish places and events safe in Australia.<\/p>\n After two years of almost ceaseless antisemitic harassment, vandalism and intimidation directed at our little bakery, we have to be realistic about the threat that exist going forwards. Those concerns are now clearly more pressing and more serious. Even in the wake of this terrorist incident, threats have continued.<\/p>\n Avner\u2019s said it felt the business was no longer able to keep its staff, customers and families safe. Halmagyi has detailed scores of antisemitic incidents since the bakery opened its doors, including threatening notes, graffiti and vandalism.<\/p>\n And so we have made the only decision available, one that truly breaks our hearts. Avner\u2019s is closed.<\/p>\n A sign announcing the immediate closure of Avner’s Bakery in Sydney’s Surry Hills on 17 December 2025. Australia Photograph: Nick Visser\/The GuardianShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.30 EST<\/p>\n Ulman says it is \u201cunfathomable\u201d what has happened.<\/p>\n We can\u2019t understand it, but Eli, you now know the answer, because you are in the world of truth.<\/p>\n After what happened, my biggest regret, apart from obviously, was from the things that I could have done more. To tell Eli more often how much we love him, how much I love him. How much we appreciate everything that he does, and I\u2019m proud we are of him.<\/p>\n I hope he knew it, but I think it should have been said more. To all of us, I\u2019m saying, don\u2019t leave things for tomorrow, if you\u2019ve something to say to people close to you, say today.<\/p>\n Ulman has made everyone laugh by telling the crowd how much his wife also loved Eli. How she would say \u201che is my best friend\u201d before quickly adding \u201cafter you\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ulman:<\/p>\n Our community suffered, our own \u2026 seventh of October. Proportionally, that\u2019s what it is.<\/p>\n So many people and so many connected to this place with Eli, with Yakov.<\/p>\n Ulman lists some of the known victims, including 10 year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of Sunday\u2019s terrorist attack<\/p>\n So much pain, so much tragedy. And what about people that are still in hospital, recovering?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.35 EST<\/p>\n Ulman says Eli, who was 41 years old, lived a life rich enough to be double his age.<\/p>\n In the community, he was there for everyone \u2026 constantly thinking of new ways, motivating himself, and how to help other people.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.33 EST<\/p>\n Rabbi Ulman remembers Eli Schlanger: \u2018unthinkable that we talk about you in the past tense\u2019<\/p>\n Eli\u2019s dear father-in-law, Rabbi Ulman, is speaking now, through tears.<\/p>\n It is unthinkable that we talk about you in the past tense. And it\u2019s unthinkable for me to have to say something to a crowd and not be able to come to him and say, Eli, what do you think about these deaths?<\/p>\n Ulman says Jewish funerals do not normally take place in synagogues, with only a few religious exemptions, one of which is for \u201ca great leader among the Jewish people\u201d.<\/p>\n As he speaks, people in the crowd have broken into tears.<\/p>\n Whatever I will say today will be such an understatement to what you meant to. To everyone, to your family, and to me personally.<\/p>\n He says that as soon as Eli married his daughter, he became \u201ceverything to him\u201d.<\/p>\n You\u2019re my son, my friend and confidant. To think I will go a day without you, it doesn\u2019t seem possible.<\/p>\n Mourners gather at a synagogue for the funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger. Photograph: Mark Baker\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.29 EST<\/p>\n Final arrivals at funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger<\/p>\n Before the service started, among the final arrivals were Israel\u2019s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon, the Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie, and the NSW minister for multicultural affairs, Steve Kamper.<\/p>\n The federal MP for Macnamara in Melbourne, Josh Burns, has also travelled to attend the service.<\/p>\n The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, does not appear to have arrived through the main entrance. It is unknown if he is expected. The security and police presence is significant with a large section of the street cordoned off.<\/p>\n Earlier, a funeral-goer, Randolph Griffiths, who described himself as a \u201cfifth-generation Australian Jew\u201d, approached media to criticise the Albanese government\u2019s response to antisemitism.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can talk and talk and talk,\u201d he said, holding back tears. \u201cWe elect them to act.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.23 EST<\/p>\n It is an emotional scene inside the synagogue. Different prayers are being read in both Hebrew and English by different rabbis. The room is packed with people, and many are standing.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.18 EST<\/p>\n Minns says 20 officers were on duty in Bondi area on day of shooting The NSW premier, Chris Minns, has issued a statement clarifying police numbers at Bondi on Sunday when two gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish festival in Archer Park.<\/p>\n My understanding is NSW police worked closely with CSG [Community Security Group]<\/a> noting that there were a number of Chanukah events, including events in Bondi, North Bondi and Dover Heights.<\/p>\n I am advised there were around 20 NSW police officers on duty in the Bondi area, including two detectives, with at least three officers patrolling the park.<\/p>\n Yesterday, Minns and the NSW police commissioner issued a strong defence of the police response in the face of robust questioning from reporters:<\/p>\n Police cars are seen parked at at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach. Photograph: George Chan\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.26 EST<\/p>\n Rabbi Eli Schlanger was ‘ripped away from us, doing what he loved best’<\/p>\n Rabbi Levi Wolff has started the funeral, saying, \u201cEli was ripped away from us, doing what he loved best.\u201d<\/p>\n Spreading love and joy and caring for his people with endless self-sacrifice in his life and in his death, he towered above as one of the highest and holiest souls.<\/p>\n This loss is massive for the entire Jewish nation, but for our community here, and for Chabad of Bondi, the loss is unspeakable.<\/p>\n Wolff speaks to his family, his parents, wife and children and describes him as a devoted family man.<\/p>\n He was much more than a rabbi to his congregants. He was a loving friend to his family. He was not just another family member. He was a mentor to his colleagues and friends.<\/p>\n He was more than just another rabbi. He was a force. Each one of us here will honor Ellie by also being so much more more Jewish, more proud, more loving, more attentive to our children, supportive of our friends, and involved in our community.<\/p>\n Funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger Photograph: Mark Baker\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.22 EST<\/p>\n Funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger begins<\/p>\n The funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger has started at a synagogue in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs.<\/p>\n![\"Tom](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765935495_627_Tom_McIlroy.png\")
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