The U.S. is facing an unprecedented level of terror threats because of the war between Israel and Hamas, the departments of Justice and Homeland Security say groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS will likely use the war to increase calls for violence during the holiday season. As negotiations over the release of more hostages break down, a retired Navy Seal commander and hostage negotiator who calls Tampa home is on a new mission to help people understand the greater impacts of “hostage terrorism.” “This scourge of hostage terrorism is affecting everyone on the planet,” CMDR. Dan O’Shea (Ret.) said. During the height of the Iraq war, the former negotiator was on the ground on behalf of CENTCOM, working more than 400 kidnapping cases. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/us-terror-threats-hostage-terrorism-tampa-commander/67-032bd666-84c6-4b6d-88d5-94e8e5ea5fed ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay