The Israeli army has created a new elite force to locate and kill one by one the 2,500 Hamas terrorists behind the massacre on October 7.
The special unit has been created specifically to attack members of Nukhba, itself a commando unit within the military wing of Hamas.
Created by the country's security agency, Shin Bet, the force is named after a Jewish underground organization from World War I, 'Nili', an acronym for a Hebrew phrase that translates as “Eternal Israel will not lie.”
Nili members will operate independently of other Command and Control units that focus on neutralizing attack cells and high-ranking terrorists, The Jerusalem Post reports.
This particular mission is considered “different” as it will encompass both field agents and intelligence personnel.
The Israeli government has already warned that all Hamas members are sentenced, with two accused masterminds of the October 7 attacks topping the list of targets: Hamas military commander Mohamed Deif and political leader Yahya Sinwar. .
Security sources believe the pair are hiding in a network of tunnels built to withstand Israeli bombing, as they have spent years operating in the shadows, according to intelligence reports.