The upcoming one-year anniversary of the deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas and continued Middle East turmoil could serve as motivators for acts of violence by extremists, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said in a joint public announcement Friday.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to employ additional public safety measures a week ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack.

From a retaliation to an attack by Hamas to a protracted war against proxies funded by its enemy Iran, Israel is effectively on a war footing one year after the October 7 attacks. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take stock of the intensifying conflict in the Middle East,

Police are on high alert as people prepare for vigils and rallies on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel that sparked an ongoing multi-front war in the Middle East. On this date last year,