Newly released dashcam footage captures the heroic actions of Boris, 69, and Sofia Gurman, 61, during Sunday’s Bondi Beach attack that killed 16 people, including one of the alleged attackers.
Footage shows Boris Gurman wrestling a suspect to the ground and briefly disarming him, while his wife Sofia tried to intervene. Both were later fatally shot, becoming the first victims of the Bondi Beach attack.
Local fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed also tackled and disarmed an armed suspect during the rampage. He was shot multiple times but survived and has since undergone surgery.
Police have identified the gunmen as Sajid Akram, 50, and his 24-year-old son, Naveed Akram, who are believed to have been motivated by Islamic State ideology. Sajid was killed at the scene, while Naveed remains in a critical condition. Investigators recovered IS flags and improvised explosive devices from the attackers’ vehicle.
The assault occurred during a Hanukkah celebration, specifically targeting Sydney’s Jewish community. Victims ranged in age from 10 to 87, including a Holocaust survivor, a rabbi, and a retired police officer. Twenty-five survivors remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition.
Authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist act and are investigating the suspects’ recent trip to the Philippines, which may have included militant-style training, although this has not been confirmed.
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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most shipowners away. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, down from nine the day before and below the 10-day daily average of 11.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Australia on Thursday condemned Israel’s decision to close its criminal investigation into the deaths of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six World Central Kitchen colleagues killed in Gaza in April 2024.
North Korea has fired more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced American participation in joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to revive dialogue with Pyongyang.
Georgia’s foreign trade data for January-July 2026 shows Kyrgyzstan, China and Russia as its top three export markets, highlighting its Middle Corridor ambitions and complex economic ties with Moscow.
Kazakhstan will vote on 23 August in its first parliamentary election under the new Constitution, choosing 145 members of the new Kurultai under a fundamentally changed electoral system based entirely on party lists.
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