DOJ Announces Joint October 7 Task Force Targeting Hamas Terrorists, Affiliates for US Prosecution

‘The barbaric Hamas terrorists will not win—and there will be consequences,’ Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

Hamas terrorists patrol a street before they hand over three Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on Feb. 8, 2025 as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza cease-fire, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released later in the day. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Justice on March 17 announced the creation of Joint Task Force October 7 to combat anti-Semitism and terrorism.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the task force will “seek justice for the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in Israel and combat the ongoing threat posed by Hamas and its affiliates.”