Law enforcement has "multiple investigations into individuals affiliated" with Hamas, FBI director to tell Congress
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Washington — The head of the FBI will tell Congress Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials have launched "multiple investigations into individuals affiliated" with Hamas since the terrorist group attacked Israel last month, according to excerpts of prepared remarks obtained by CBS News.
FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, alongside Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Christine Abizaid, director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
"In a year when the terrorism threat was already elevated, the ongoing war in the Middle East has raised the threat of an attack against Americans in the United States to a whole other level. Since Oct. 7th, we've seen a rogue's gallery of foreign terrorist organizations call for attacks against Americans and our allies," Wray is expected to tell the committee, "Given those calls for action, our most immediate concern is that individuals or small groups will draw twisted inspiration from the events in the Middle East to carry out attacks here at home."
