Michigan Synagogue Shooter Was Brother of Hezbollah Commander, Israel Says
The shooter, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, drove his vehicle into a Michigan synagogue on March 12, according to law enforcement.
Law enforcement remain on site at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Mich., on March 12, 2026, after an assailant drove a vehicle into the building. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images
The person who drove a vehicle into a Michigan synagogue on March 12 was the brother of a recently killed Hezbollah commander, according to the Israeli military.
“Intelligence reveals: Brother of terrorist behind U.S. synagogue attack was a Hezbollah terrorist,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote in all caps in a March 15 post on X.
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