On March 12, 2026, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized US citizen born in Lebanon, rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and was fatally shot by security after the car ignited.The FBI is investigating the incident as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community, with one security guard injured and eight first responders treated for smoke inhalation.Following the attack, New York City ordered high-visibility patrols at Jewish institutions and Governor Kathy Hochul increased state police presence, condemning the act as "cowardly antisemitic violence."The incident, potentially motivated by Ghazali's relatives' deaths in an
Israeli strike in
Lebanon, has prompted widespread security increases at Jewish institutions nationwide as federal and local authorities investigate and monitor risks.