According to the memorandum that created the task force, agents and prosecutors participating in JTF 10-7 will, 1. investigate and prosecute “acts of terrorism" 2. antisemitic civil rights violations 3. and other federal crimes committed by Hamas supporters, in the United States including on college campuses 4. as well as investigate and prosecute “those responsible for funding Hamas”
Additionally, the group will include professionals who provide “services to the victims of the October 7 attack” and those who coordinate “as appropriate with others to facilitate the return of hostages”
Most of the counter-terror agents will be drawn from the FBI while attorneys and other supervisors will primarily come from the Justice Department
The memorandum also specifies that the task force will “spearhead engagement with Israeli counterparts” In practice, that means that FBI agents will cooperate with Israel’s National Bureau for Counter-Terror Financing
The announcement of the task force came as Trump issued a “last warning” to Hamas to release the remaining hostages while also targeting American universities and student groups over campus antisemitism
In a statement FBI Director Kash Patel called,
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the task force a “collaborative initiative between agencies” meant “to accomplish our vital counter-terrorism mission”
According to an Axios report, the task force will be led by a senior counter-terrorism prosecutor, a senior FBI special agent and an FBI intelligence analyst acting under the supervision of the Office of the Deputy Attorney General
