A GoFundMe page has been launched for Ahmed al-Ahmed, injured when bravely tackling one of the Bondi Beach attackers. During the deadly shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, a bystander was filmed tackling and disarming one of the attackers.

Among the 34,000 donors to the GoFundMe campaign so far are several who said in notes that they were Jewish and explained why they donated unusual sums, in multiples of $18.

Born in the town of Nayrab in Syria’s Idlib province, Al-Ahmed migrated to Australia in 2006, years before the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad escalated into a full-scale civil war. His cousin, Mohammad al-Ahmed, told AP that the viral video of the Bondi Beach attack has made Al-Ahmed a household name in Nayrab.

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.

A single act of courage punctures the old, worn out trope that the world is defined by group conflict and self-interest

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,

Ahmed Al Ahmed, a Syrian migrant and former soldier, became a hero at Bondi Beach after disarming a terrorist during a mass shooting. His quick, trained response saved lives, even as he suffered gunshot wounds.

The village of Al Nayrab, in north-west Syria, is the hometown of Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed — and its residents are filled with pride.