Subhead:Caught in the Bondi terror attack, a young mum and dad share their terrifying story of survival and a powerful message every Aussie needs to hear.# YouTube-embed:Ncgi3sI8HdM Bondi Beach is a place that’s meant to represent everything relaxed and safe about Australia, but speaking to Dovi and his wife Devorah Leah, it felt more like the scene from a horror movie. “We were the furtherest away when the shooting first started… my wife and two kids were waiting in line… and I was just standing outside,” Dovi told me. Then the shots rang out. “A person right next to me got hit quite badly … and that’s when I realised, okay, it’s not like fireworks … it’s real.” I am, you are, we are Australian. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4mkYntDIJd — Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) December 21, 2025 Dovi grabbed his baby daughter and ran. Only later did he learn he’d been shot himself. “They said that it was the shotgun that hit me … I was very lucky,” he said. Lucky, but only just.