Cyprus Times

IDF: Brother of Michigan Synagogue Attacker Was Hezbollah Commander

Published March 15, 2026, 17:05
IDF: Brother of Michigan Synagogue Attacker Was Hezbollah Commander

The brother of the suspect behind the synagogue attack in Michigan, Ayman Ghazali, was a Hezbollah commander responsible for managing weapons operations for its Badr Unit. Ibrahim Mohamed Ghazali, Ayman’s brother, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on March 5th. Ayman Ghazali, who carried out the attack on Temple Israel synagogue with his vehicle, had traveled abroad in 2019 and was investigated by US authorities due to his contacts with individuals linked to Hezbollah. Despite these connections, he was not registered as a member of the organization. A week before the attack, two of Ghazali’s brothers and two of their children were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.