The Lebanese man who attacked a synagogue in Michigan, US, last week was the brother of a terrorist commander for Hezbollah in Lebanon who was killed in an airstrike, the IDF revealed in a statement on Sunday.
"Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations within a specialized branch of the Badr Unit," the IDF said, citing an intelligence report.
"The unit is responsible for launching hundreds of rockets toward Israeli civilians throughout the war," the military added.
The military then confirmed that Ghazali's brother, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, was the one who attacked the Temple Israel Synagogue in Michigan with his truck on Thursday.
"Ibrahim was eliminated in an IAF strike on a Hezbollah military structure last week," the IDF said.
41-year-old Ghazali immigrated to the US from Lebanon and became a naturalized citizen in 2016.
Michigan synagogue shooter had vehicle full of fireworks, shot himself during attack
Ghazali had filled his vehicle with fireworks before ramming it into the building, according to a Friday statement by FBI Special Agent Jennifer Runyan.
Runyan further stated that the terrorist killed himself during a gunfight with security guards after his truck got stuck in Temple Israel Synagogue's hallway.
The attacker had purchased $2,000 worth of fireworks from a Detroit-area shop two days prior to the attack, according to NBC News.
Aaron Glick contributed to this report.