Events in the Middle East appear to have kicked off a chain of events that resulted in an attack on the Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.

At about 12:19 p.m., police received a 911 call about an active shooter situation at Temple Israel where the individual drove into the building, West Bloomfield Deputy Police Chief Dale Young said at the evening press conference. Security personnel "engaged" the person and "neutralized" the threat, he said.

Temple Israel's building will be closed for the immediate future due to the extent of the damage, the statement said.

The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack​ on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Authorities say an armed suspect is dead after he rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township on Thursday afternoon, which led to security guards engaging the suspect in gunfire.

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI - As of Friday morning, authorities had identified a suspect in Thursday’s attack at one of Michigan’s largest synagogues, and officials said only the suspect was killed. The incident drew swift reactions from elected officials,

Israel on Sunday said the suspect alleged to have conducted the recent Michigan synagogue attack was related to a Hezbollah commander. The suspect, Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, 41, died by suicide on

Members of a Michigan synagogue attacked on Thursday plan to start healing as a community with prayer, officials said Friday.

Rabbi Micah Peltz of Temple Beth Shalom said the incident reminded him how small the Jewish community is in the U.S.

Heavy security is nothing new for Jewish institutions across North America. That’s because of a concerted effort over many years to harden security and prepare for all manner of risks at synagogues, security experts said.

Israel Defense Forces says Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali managed weapons operations in a specialized branch of Hezbollah’s Badr Unit.

There are conflicting reports as to whether the brothers of the man accused of attacking the West Bloomfield Township synagogue had ties to Hezbollah.