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Michigan Synagogue Attacker Lost Family in Israeli Airstrike, Mayor Says

Ayman Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen, lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike days before attacking Temple Israel synagogue, injuring no congregants, officials said.

  • Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, attacked Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, by ramming his vehicle into the building and was killed by security personnel.
  • Ghazali lost four family members, including two brothers and two nieces or nephews, in an Israeli airstrike in Mashgharah, Lebanon, shortly before the attack.
  • About 140 children and synagogue staff were unharmed, although one security officer was injured and thirty officers were treated for smoke inhalation.
  • The FBI described the attack as an act of violence targeting the Jewish community amid heightened security concerns following regional conflicts involving Israel, Iran, and related groups.
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By Casey Tolan, Charbel Mallo and Jeff Winter, CNN One week before the attack on a synagogue in Michigan on Thursday, the two brothers of the suspect and two of their children were killed in an Israeli air raid in Lebanon, according to CNN, the mayor of the Lebanese village where they resided. The Department of Homeland Security reported that Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into the Israel Temple, located in Wes…

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Man who attacked Michigan synagogue lost relatives in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says.

The FBI, which is leading the investigation, described the attack on one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues as an act of violence targeting the Jewish community.

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'Bang, bang, bang': How US synagogue attack unfolded from inside

Jason Plotkin was on a Zoom call in a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit when he heard the crashing sound of a pickup truck ramming into the building.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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