Lebanese Man's Synagogue Attack Linked to Hezbollah

0:00This is Global News Today, powered by AI and presented by the Daily News Now. A 41-year-old, naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon, drove a truck loaded with explosives into a Michigan synagogue last Thursday. Aimee Muhammad Ghazali died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a shootout with police. The FBI is treating it as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. The Israel Defense Forces revealed that Ghazali's brother, Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali, was a Hezbollah commander, killed in an Israeli air strike last week. He led a unit that launched hundreds of rockets at Israeli civilians. Other family members had also died in an earlier strike in Lebanon back in March. No one at the synagogue or at school was seriously hurt, though a security guard was injured and expected to recover. About 30 law enforcement officers got treatment for smoke inhalation after fireworks and flammable liquids in the truck ignited. Local leaders pointed to Ghazali's recent personal losses overseas, but stressed it was

1:01no excuse for the attack. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, called anti-Semitism at a historic high and urged everyone to tone down heated rhetoric targeting Jewish people. Meanwhile, investigators have not named a specific motive yet. Hezbollah, backed by Iran and labelled a terrorist group by the U.S. and others as a layer of international tension to the case as probes continue. CNN is sponsored by our partner. Check out the episode description. Your pillow just got smarter. It plays your podcast and music. S-O-L-I-SOL-PILLOW.com