The Canadian Security Intelligence Service investigated at least seven priority cases of radicals preparing to commit violence that were at least in part motivated by the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to the CSIS annual public report published on Friday, amid rising concern about religiously motivated violence in Canada.
Canadian intelligence intervened in seven violent threats motivated by Gaza war in 2025
CSIS said the threat of religiously motivated violent extremism in Canada had been “particularly worrying,” with the problem exacerbated by ISIS operations, the October 7 War, and radicalization.
