I have the same issue today : the build is available for submission for external tests and for App Store, but not for internal testers...
When the built showed up I selected that it uses encryption /exempted as usual (and this is correct), and I had the button Start Internal Tests.
..but, 3 hours after it is still not available for internal testers. Usually it is available right away.
Also this is the 11th edition (this one is a minor upgrade) of our app and we had no issues with the previous ones.
So I guess this is more a TestFlight issue
Does anyone also meet this issue ?