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.

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

Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43‑year‑old tobacco‑store owner, tackled a Bondi gunman, was shot twice and is now recovering; early reports mistakenly called him a fruit seller.

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,

Less than a day later, al-Ahmed remains in a critical but stable condition at St George hospital in Sydney. Since the attack, the 43-year-old father of two young girls has catapulted to international fame and been hailed as a hero by the Australian prime minister, the New South Wales premier and the US president.

Ahmed is recovering from surgery after being injured while tackling one of the shooters during an attack on a Jewish gathering in Australia, as he receives an outpouring of support for his actions.

Ahmed acted bravely to save the victims regardless of their nationality whether they are Jews, Israelis or anyone else,’ his uncle tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı

Ahmed, the Bondi hero, who took a gun from a shooter amid indiscriminate shooting has a passion to defend people; his family has spoken up as he recovers at a hospital. His cousins said what Ahmed did was a humanitarian act,