FBI Director Christopher Wray: elevated terrorism risk in the US following Hamas attack on Israel

FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators Tuesday there is an “elevated” terrorism risk in the US following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel — including a possibility of homegrown supporters of the jihadist group engaging in violence.

“We assess that 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,” Wray told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

The FBI chief added that while “the terrorism threat has been elevated throughout 2023 … the ongoing war in the Middle East has raised the threat of an attack against Americans in the United States to a whole ‘nother level since the horrific terrorist attacks committed by Hamas against innocent people in Israel a few weeks ago.”

Wray’s testimony followed widespread demonstrations in major US cities and on college campuses, during which pro-Palestinian activists have expressed support for Hamas.

The terror group carried out a surprise multi-front attack against Israel on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people — including at least 33 Americans — wounding thousands and taking more than 200 hostages

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[WethepeopleFreedom]

We should already be on alert with all the people coming across the border who aren't vetted

[googlespynetwork]

If there's a border in crisis globally, the USA will come to the rescue! As long as it's not our OWN BORDER!

[bikingcat]

Why are we caring about another country's border when we don't care about our own?

[billhighroller]

Well when you leave the border wide open what do expect, this will be on Biden

[tbone]

It takes the FBI director to state the obvious, no doubt he’s over paid….

[memphissommers]

This guy is a bigger threat than any terrorist org.

[davenalford]

allow me to
Just like all other wars, we are going to force ourselves into it by allowing something to happen here to get the publics approval .

Step 1) create the problem
Step 2) put the people in fear
Step 3) offer them the solution

[wilburbain]

I just hate listening to these lying politicians🥵🥵🥵🥵

[ActiveDodger]

Thank you Uncle Sam. I was here minding my business while you and your friends were fighting the whole neighborhood, now you tell me to watch my back when i go outside?

[tomassoyweyvon]

What a bunch of B S, we're in this Mess because of his Dereliction of Duty to Squash the Manipulation of the last Presidential Election

[johnaltobello]

Open borders are welcoming...thank you democrats...vote them out..

[allenmills]

Elevated terrorist risk because of open borders

[carpo]

Maybe we leave the Middle East to their own problems and fix our roads bridges and dams

[jamesbrown-hlif]

Yet open borders are of little concern.... Brilliant

[anitalanier]

This is reall something to pay attention to.
LORD HELP US ALL...

[KoffeeKat]

Rest assured, though, that whoever the terrorists will be, we already have been warned about them but we’ve ignored the warning signs or lost the warning memos..

[barbarahartlett-yjpr]

Respect is given where respect is due .

[freedombug]

The phrase "elevated terrorism risk in the US since Hamas attack on Israel" doesn't make any sense the way it's worded. It's deliberately worded to imply that the Hamas attack is the cause of the elevated terror risk, when of course the cause is the response by Israel, backed and enabled by the United States. When you are willing to bend over and do backflips to shift blame and avoid taking responsibility, you end up stringing together nonsense words like some madhouse inmate.

[WarrenStiggs-jimh]

Someone tell me how this person still has a job

[markvernon]

You wouldn't have this problem if Biden didn't let them come over the southern border