The parents of Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the gunmen involved in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah event on Australia's Bondi Beach, are speaking out about their son's bravery. Ahmed, 43,

THE Bondi Beach hero who tackled a shooter and took his gun has spoken out from his hospital bed. Ahmed Al-Ahmed, 43, was hit by five bullets as he wrestled one of the shooters, disarming him.

A crowdfunding campaign to support Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim fruit seller shot after disarming one of the men who was attacking a Hanukkah event in Sydney, generated $1.3 in its first day — with the largest donation coming from the American Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman.

A man who was filmed tackling and disarming an armed attacker during a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday has been hailed as a hero and widely praised, with authorities and world leaders crediting his actions with potentially saving lives.

Australian boxing legends Anthony Mundine and Billy Dib have paid their respects to the heroic bystander who took down one of the Bondi terrorists.

The man whose bravery during the Bondi Beach massacre has echoed around the world is now facing a long road to recovery.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited Ahmed al-Ahmed in hospital, praising the bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers as “the best of our country”.

New details have emerged about Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who confronted a gunman during the deadly Bondi Beach attack. Shot multiple times while disarming one of the attackers, the 44-year-old father of two is recovering in hospital in severe pain.