Nairobi, Feb. 10 -- Security agencies fear that terrorist groups will target Israeli interests in the region on the back of the Gaza crisis, which has drawn militant groups sympathetic to the Hamas.

Security agents attending a meeting in Entebbe together with legislators on defence and security committees of the respective parliaments said due to the conflict in the Middle East, intelligence shows attempts by Al Shabaab and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Israeli interests in different countries.

The leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and South Sudan were meeting in Uganda to discuss issues concerning the introduction of inclusive legislation for countering violent extremism and terrorism in their parli...