The antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 was an unspeakable tragedy that killed 15 people and injured 40, and that investigators believe was motivated at least in part by ISIL. While it’s still early days and information is relatively sparse, it’s important to understand how the alleged attackers mobilized to violence, and how they financed the attack. Certainly, Operation Arques and the upcoming inquiry will provide some of this insight, but this could take months or years; it’s important that practitioners in Australia and other countries understand the costs involved in perpetrating this type of attack, how it was financed, and how financial intelligence might have been useful in disrupting it.
To do that, this Insight Monitor will examine the attack’s elements, estimate the financing, identify areas for detection (and, if possible, disruption), and compare it with other similar attacks in recent history. Subscribe to read more:
