{"id":2526623,"date":"2025-12-30T09:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-beach-suspects-with-islamic-state-flags-not-part-of-terrorist-cell-police\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:35:42","slug":"bondi-beach-suspects-with-islamic-state-flags-not-part-of-terrorist-cell-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-beach-suspects-with-islamic-state-flags-not-part-of-terrorist-cell-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi Beach suspects with Islamic State flags not part of &#8216;terrorist cell&#8217;: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbondi-beach-suspects-with-islamic-state-flags-not-part-of-terrorist-cell-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Australian authorities say the father-and-son suspects accused of the Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration were inspired by the Islamic State but show no evidence of belonging to a broader terrorist cell or being directed by others. Police found two homemade IS flags in the suspects&#8217; vehicle, and officials have described the incident as an IS-inspired terrorist attack. Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said the pair &#8220;allegedly acted alone.&#8221; Investigators are focused on a roughly monthlong trip the suspects took to Mindanao in the southern Philippines, an area with a history of militant activity, but so far have found no indication of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-mega-donor-at-center-of-hunter-biden-art-sales-raises-ethics-concerns\/\" title=\"Billionaire Mega-Donor At Center Of Hunter Biden Art Sales Raises Ethics Concerns\">formal training<\/a> or logistical preparation and say the men reportedly spent most of their time in their hotel. Authorities are reviewing CCTV from the Philippines as part of the probe.The report also notes broader context about recent IS-linked attacks worldwide and related counterterror actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Australian authorities say Bondi Beach suspects with Islamic State flags not part of &lsquo;terrorist cell&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2455776\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The father-son team accused of slaughtering 15 Jews at an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/australia\/\">Australian <\/a>Hanukkah celebration does not appear to be connected to a wider <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/terrorism\/\">terrorist<\/a> network, authorities announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Police found two homemade Islamic State flags in the suspects&rsquo; vehicle following the targeted shooting at Bondi Beach, with Australian officials describing the incident as &ldquo;a terrorist attack <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3919068\/australian-police-confirm-bondi-beach-shooting-terrorist-attack-islamic-state\/\">inspired by the Islamic State<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364388\/saudi-arabia-strikes-mukalla-port-over-dangerous-actions-uae\/\">Saudi Arabia strikes Mukalla port over &#8216;extremely dangerous&#8217; actions by ally UAE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364393\/russia-attack-putin-residence-thwart-trump-peace-efforts\/\">Russia says attack on Putin&#8217;s residence &#8216;aimed at thwarting&#8217; Trump&#8217;s peace efforts ahead of European meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4363983\/trump-netanyahu-disagreements-mar-a-lago-meeting\/\">Trump and Netanyahu paper over disagreements at Mar-a-Lago meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While Sajid and Naveed Akram were linked to the Islamic State group, officials said initial assessments indicate &ldquo;there is no evidence&rdquo; they were part of &ldquo;a broader terrorist cell, or were directed by others to carry out an attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These individuals are alleged to have acted alone,&rdquo; Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said during a press conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Barrett also addressed the pair&rsquo;s roughly monthlong trip to the Philippines in November. The trip remains a major focus of the investigation into the antisemitic attack, as parts of the island have historically been known as training grounds for Islamic State and al Qaeda recruits.<\/p>\n<p>Barrett said there was no indication the men had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-don-lemons-disaster-morning-show-was-first-billed-as-group-of-friends\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Don Lemon&#039;s Disaster Morning ... Was First Billed as &#039;Group of Friends&#039;\">received formal training<\/a> or &ldquo;logistical preparation&rdquo; when they were in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines. Early investigations suggest the suspects &ldquo;rarely left their hotel,&rdquo; according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>However, Barrett added a Disclaimer, saying &ldquo;I am not suggesting that they were there [in the Philippines] for tourism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Australian authorities are &ldquo;currently reviewing&rdquo; CCTV footage tracking the alleged gunmen&rsquo;s movements in the Philippines, she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annie mourns over the body of her son, Dan Elkayam, a young French Jewish man who was killed in the mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney&rsquo;s Bondi Beach in Australia, during his funeral on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Ashdod, Israel. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Islamic State group is a radical organization that has been linked to violent attacks across the world, including an attack on U.S. troops in Syria earlier this month that killed two soldiers and a New Year&rsquo;s Day incident that killed 14 people in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3923883\/bondi-beach-mass-shooting-suspect-charged-committing-terrorist-act\/\"><strong>BONDI BEACH MASS SHOOTING SUSPECT CHARGED WITH COMMITTING TERRORIST ACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President&nbsp;Donald Trump<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4361988\/trump-orders-christmas-day-us-military-strikes-against-isis-in-nigeria\/\">&nbsp;recently announced <\/a>that he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >authorized deadly military strikes<\/a> against Islamic State forces operating in&nbsp;Nigeria, accusing them of targeting Christians.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,&rdquo; Trump wrote in a Truth Social message posted on Christmas Day. &ldquo;The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondi shooters with IS flags acted alone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2526624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25359491772136.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68799,57830,69700,37457,55469],"class_list":["post-2526623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bondi-beach","tag-islamic-state","tag-police-statement","tag-sydney","tag-terrorism-investigation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25359491772136.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526627,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526623\/revisions\/2526627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}