"Europe on High Alert: Massive Risk of Terror Attacks During Christmas Season, Warns EU Official"

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has warned that European Union member states face a "huge risk of terrorist attacks" during the holiday season due to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Johansson's warning comes after a knife attack in Paris over the weekend, where the attacker pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and expressed anguish about Muslims dying in the Palestinian territories. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser also emphasized the acute threat posed by Islamist terrorism in the EU and called for increased efforts to combat Islamist propaganda. The EU is set to discuss security in the bloc, the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and progress on asylum and migration reform during a meeting of interior ministers in Brussels.