Germany's domestic intelligence chief warned Wednesday that the risk of Islamist attacks is "real and higher than it has been for a long time" because of the Israel-Hamas war.
"A new quality is now emerging -- we see calls in jihadist spectrums for attacks and for Al-Qaeda and IS to tag on to the Middle East conflict," said Thomas Haldenwang in a statement, adding that authorities were ramping up security for Jews, Jewish institutions and large events.