DHS and FBI warn of possible violence on Oct. 7 anniversary
By
Gabrielle M. Etzel
October 5, 2024 12:25 pm
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The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued a warning of possible threats to the United States on Monday, Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel.
The agencies assessed that the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, in addition to the escalation of the conflict in recent weeks involving Iran and Hezbollah, “may be a motivating factor for violent extremists and hate crime perpetrators to engage in violence or threaten public safety.”
The warning highlights that there has been a rise in hate crime and extremist activity against Jewish and Muslim institutions in the past year since the conflict in the Middle East erupted.
“FTOs [foreign terrorist organizations] and other violent extremists likely will continue to exploit narratives related to the conflict to call for lone attackers to conduct violence in the United States,” said the FBI-DHS joint advisory.
Online messaging from such actors, the agencies say “could motivate threat actors across ideologies, including those who espouse violent anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, to engage in violence.”
“Individuals inspired by this online messaging could act alone to commit an attack with little to no warning,” the agencies said.
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