The attack carried out by Hamas on Israel will inspire the most significant terror threat to the United States since the rise of ISIS nearly a decade ago, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said at a congressional hearing on October 31.
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Christopher A. Wray said that since the start of the Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza earlier this month, multiple foreign terrorist organisations have called for attacks against Americans and the West, raising the threat posed by homegrown US violent extremists.
“The actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we haven’t seen since ISIS launched its so-called caliphate several years ago,” Christopher A. Wray said.
The remarks came during a hearing before the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee focused on threats to the United States.
The US government has seen an increase in threats against Jews, Muslims and Arab Americans since fighting broke out in Gaza Strip.