Department of Homeland Security warns of spike in hate crimes as Israel-Hamas war intensifies

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The 'heightened threat environment' is expected to continue, the DHS said.

Protesters calling for a cease fire in Gaza and an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict demonstrate atop the steps of the Cannon House office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 18, 2023.Citing a rising number of domestic hate crimes against Muslims, Arabs and Jews, the U.S.

People pray at the funeral for Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion in Bridgeview, Illinois, Oct. 16, 2023.Will County Illinois prosecutors alleged that Czuba confronted the family on Oct. 15, angry about the recent events in the Middle East.

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who, according to police, was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion and as a response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, poses in an undated family photograph obtained by Reuters on Oct. 15, 2023.The DHS intelligence assessment issued over the weekend warned that the intensifying Israeli-Hamas conflict "may increase calls for violence in the United States.

Even if the war between Israel and Hamas suddenly ended, there is no expectation the threats to the United States would also end, according to the memo. Rather, the memo said, "We expect to remain in a heightened threat environment in the near-to-medium term -- even if a diplomatic solution to the crisis is found.

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