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.

The man has been identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed, the operator of a fruit stand in a Sydney suburb who happened to be in the area. He was shot twice but expected to survive. “He is a hero, 100%,” a relative who identified himself as Mustafa told 7News Australia.

Authorities said two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach.

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.

Ahmed El Ahmad, the man who grabbed one of the Bondi Beach shooters during a devastating terror attack in Australia on the first night of Hanukkah, is being celebrated as a hero on social media. A 15-second video surfaced Sunday that shows Ahmad running out from behind parked cars and grabbing one of the shooters from behind.

The family of Australian hero Ahmed al Ahmed has spoken out after the horrific Bondi Beach bloodshed that shocked the nation. Ahmed, a 43-year-old Sydney fruit shop owner and father of two, was thrust into the center of chaos when gunfire erupted during a Hanukkah celebration.

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.

"News.com.au can confirm the hero has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Sydney local who owns a fruit shop in Sutherland," the report said. The 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, who saved many lives, was reportedly shot in two places during the attack and was taken to the hospital for treatment.