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.

Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., on March 13, 2026. Paul Sancya/AP Photo

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.