Images released by Temple Israel, the Michigan synagogue attacked in early March, show hallways left almost entirely in black, an abandoned daycare area with glass shattered across its floor and group photos where faces have all been melted away.

The heartbreaking scenes show the danger presented by what federal officials called the “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.”

The photos, captured by photographer Emily Elconin, were released by synagogue officials March 19 in an effort to shift the focus from the violence of the recent attack to the sanctity of the space being rebuilt within the West Bloomfield, Michigan, building. No one was hurt in the attack when a Dearborn, Michigan, man ran his car into the school. Investigators said it was loaded with “commercial-grade fireworks” and flammable liquid. Suspect Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was shot dead by security at the school.

The attack came after President Donald Trump, along with Israel, launched an attack on Iran. The Israeli military said that Ghazali was the brother of a Hezbollah fighter killed in a strike.

Synagogue officials stated the decision to share these photos was a deliberate move to “take back control of our narrative” following the circulation of unauthorized media that they believe caused harm to survivors.

“We share these images because our community deserves to see our building through eyes of love, not through the lens of spectacle,” the synagogue shared in a social media post Thursday. “This is our sacred space, and we will be the ones to tell its story.”

In the singular photo where the building’s interior doesn’t appear torched, a scene is stuck in time: Half-eaten bags of pretzels, applesauce and chocolate chip cookies dot a toddler-sized wooden table during what seems to have been a disrupted snack time.

“I love that this room is untouched by the fire and smoke,” one person commented on the photo, included in Temple Israel’s Facebook post. “It was a safe room for our children and in the midst of all the devastation it was a miracle.”

Another commenter, an early childhood educator, wrote that the photo of the abandoned table “shattered her heart,” but that she was thankful all occupants of the synagogue were able to flee safely.

The children were all evacuated after the attack and reunited with their parents and loved ones.

The damage stems from a violent incident on March 12, when a man, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, rammed a truck — laden with gasoline and fireworks — into the synagogue. The vehicle ignited, sending flames through the structure while more than 100 toddlers were inside the building’s early childcare center.

After a standoff with security, Ghazali, 41, was shot and killed. While a security guard was injured and several officers were treated for smoke inhalation, no children or staff members sustained physical harm.

Roughly a dozen parents sprinted to retrieve their children after authorities cleared the building. Others were reunited at a nearby Jewish Community Center.

Since the U.S. and Israel launched their first missile strikes against Iran last month, synagogues worldwide have been on edge and ramping up security. One of the security guards from the Michigan facility was injured in defending the center from the attack.

A neighbor of Ghazali told The Detroit Free Press he lived in Dearborn Heights, just west of Detroit, and recently lost family members in an Israeli strike on his homeland as part of Operation Epic Fury.

In a subsequent statement, Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun said that the suspect “lost several members of his own family, including his niece and nephew, in an Israeli attack on their home in Lebanon” earlier this month.

Ghazali was born in Lebanon in January 1985. He entered the U.S. in May 2010 on an IR1 immigrant visa after marrying an American citizen, according to the Department of Homeland Security. In 2015, he applied for naturalization, and on February 5, 2016, he was granted citizenship.

In the aftermath of the attack, the synagogue launched a dedicated donation website to fund the repairs needed to restore the scorched interior. It is unclear how much has been raised.