Call for ‘Day of Jihad’ prompts greater vigilance by FBI, Jewish groups
(Worthy News) – FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday warned of attacks in the U.S. as security around Jewish institutions ramped up, prompted by an increase in threats against Jews and a former Hamas leader’s call for a global “Day of Jihad” against Israel on Friday.
The heightened alert comes five days after Hamas terrorists stormed across the Gaza Strip’s northern border with Israel and killed hundreds, including at least 27 Americans. Hamas also took an estimated 150 Jewish hostages into Gaza. On Thursday, the White House said 14 Americans are missing, although national security spokesman John Kirby estimated only a “handful” of Americans were likely among the hostages.
“We cannot and do not discount the possibility that Hamas, or other foreign terrorist organizations, could exploit the conflict to call on their supporters to conduct attacks here on our own soil,” Mr. Wray told a briefing organized by the Secure Community Network, the North American Jewish community’s security organization. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]