A bystander who disarmed one of two gunmen during Sunday's deadly shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney has been identified by the Australian media as Ahmed al-Ahmad, a 43-year-old father and business owner.

Video footage showing al-Ahmad sneaking up behind the gunman, wrestling away his firearm, and pointing it at the attacker has circulated widely on social media, drawing international praise for his heroic intervention during the attack on a Hanukkah celebration that killed at least 16 people and wounded close to 40 others.

According to 7NEWS Australia , which interviewed al-Ahmad's cousin Mustafa, al-Ahmad owns a fruit shop in Sydney and has two children.

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Al-Ahmad's intervention is being credited with potentially saving countless lives during what Prime Minister Antho

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