State Watch Israel says Michigan synagogue attacker’s brother was Hezbollah commander by Ashleigh Fields - 03/15/26 6:48 PM ET by Ashleigh Fields - 03/15/26 6:48 PM ET Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email NOW PLAYING Israel on Sunday said the suspect alleged to have conducted the recent Michigan synagogue attack was related to a Hezbollah commander.  The suspect, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, 41, died by suicide on Thursday after driving into Temple Israel in a suburb outside of Detroit. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday said the suspect’s brother, Hezbollah Cmdr. Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali, was killed during a strike on Lebanon last week. His two children were also pronounced dead after the strike. “Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations within a specialized branch of the Badr Unit. The unit is responsible for launching hundreds of rockets toward Israeli civilians throughout the war,” the IDF wrote in a post on the social platform X .   “His brother, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, carried out the terror attack in Michigan this past Thursday. Ibrahim was eliminated in an IAF strike on a Hezbollah military structure last week,” it added. The attack on Temple Israel comes three weeks into U.S. strikes on Iran. Police in multiple jurisdictions said there’s a heightened awareness for incidents linked to the war overseas.  The FBI described the Thursday attack as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.” They also said the suspect was in possession of a rifle, commercial-grade fireworks and jugs of liquid believed to be gasoline and waited outside of the reform synagogue for two hours before attacking the site, which had over 100 students and clergy inside the building.  Add as preferred source on Google Tags Ayman Muhammad Ghazali Hezbollah IDF Michigan active shooter Temple Israel Temple of Israel Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email More State Watch News See All State Watch See the top US cities for raising a family in 2026: study by Jeremy Tanner 17 hours ago State Watch  /  17 hours ago