Brother of Michigan synagogue attacker was Hezbollah commander, Israeli military claims

The Israeli military claims that Ibrahim Ghazali, the brother of the man who attacked a Michigan synagogue on March 12, was a Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on March 5. The IDF alleges Ibrahim managed weapons for a unit that fired rockets at Israel. The FBI, investigating the synagogue attack, declined to comment on the Israeli claims. A Lebanese official confirmed Ibrahim's death, along with his two children and brother, in the airstrike that hit their home. The Associated Press has not independently verified the claim that Ibrahim Ghazali was a militant.

The Israeli military claims that the brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who attacked a Michigan synagogue, was a Hezbollah commander. Ibrahim Ghazali was killed in Lebanon on March 5th in an Israeli airstrike, along with three other relatives of the attacker. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali drove his car into a synagogue outside Detroit a week later, on March 12th, and died after being shot by security. The FBI's Detroit office declined to comment on the Israeli military's claim about Ibrahim Ghazali. The Israeli military alleges that Ibrahim Ghazali managed weapons for a Hezbollah unit that fired rockets at Israel. A Lebanese official confirmed Ibrahim Ghazali's death.

The Israeli military (IDF) claims that Ibrahim Mohamad Ghazali, brother of the Michigan synagogue attacker Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, was a Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon last week. Ayman Ghazali attacked Temple Israel in Michigan on Thursday, shooting himself after being confronted by security. A Hezbollah official reportedly stated the attack was revenge for the deaths of four Ghazali family members, including Ibrahim, in a prior Israeli strike on March 5, but did not confirm Ibrahim's Hezbollah affiliation. The IDF described the target of the March 5 strike as a Hezbollah military structure. Ayman Ghazali, a Lebanese-born US citizen, drove his truck into the synagogue, opening fire before security returned fire, injuring a guard. No one inside the synagogue was injured.