Israel-Hamas War Increases Risks of Attacks on Americans, F.B.I. Warns

The truth is that the threat of terrorism has increased throughout 2023, but the ongoing war in the Middle East raises the threat of an attack against Americans in the United States to a whole other level. We predict that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as inspiration, the likes of which we have not seen since ISIS launched its so-called caliphate several years ago. Here in the United States, our most immediate concern is that violent extremists, individuals or small groups, will draw inspiration from events in the Middle East to carry out attacks against Americans. going about their daily lives. That includes not only homegrown violent extremists inspired by a foreign terrorist organization, but also domestic violent extremists targeting Jewish or Muslim communities.