Michigan synagogue attacker was inspired by Hezbollah, sought to kill as many Jewish people as possible: feds

James Gorgon, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, added that had the attacker survived, he would have been charged with providing "material support" to Hezbollah for effectively providing himself as the weapon aimed at Michigan’s largest Jewish temple. Within three days prior to the attack, Ghazali researched local synagogues, targeting what he called "the largest gathering of Israelis in Michigan," according to the officials. Officials added that just minutes before launching the attack, Ghazali sat in the Temple Israel parking lot and sent his sister in Lebanon 19 videos, photos and messages affirming his commitment to a mass terrorist plan.