Funeral for youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim, Matilda, to be held on Thursday

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SYDNEY, Dec 18 - The funeral of 10-year-old Bondi Beach shooting victim Matilda will be held in Sydney on Thursday as her parents criticised the government for failing to respond to a rising tide of antisemitism.

Matilda was the youngest of 15 people ‍killed ​in the Hanukkah festival shooting spree in Sydney on Sunday, allegedly carried out ‍by a father and son radicalised by Islamic State. It was Australias worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years.

Alleged gunman Sajid Akram, 50, was ​shot dead ​by police at the scene, while his 24-year-old son and alleged accomplice, Naveed Akram, was charged with 59 offences on Wednesday.

Matildas funeral follows the first of the services for the victims on Wednesday, including those for Rabbis Eli Schlanger, ‍41, and Yaakov Levitan, 39.

We have been saying for years ... they didnt do anything, Valentyna, Matildas mother, told Australian media on ​Wednesday, speaking about a string of antisemitic attacks in ⁠Sydney. The family has asked the media not to use their surname.

ANTISEMITIC THREATS

In the latest incident, a 19-year-old Sydney man was charged and will face court on Thursday after allegedly threatening violence towards a Jewish person on a flight from Sydney to Bali on Wednesday.

Police will allege the man ​made antisemitic threats and hand gestures indicating violence towards the alleged victim, who the man knew to be affiliated with the Jewish community, Australian ‌Federal Police said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is ​under pressure from Australias Jewish community who say he has prioritised gun reform following the shooting rather than stricter measures on antisemitism.

The centre-left Labor government has ruled out holding a Royal Commission, a high-level