The abductors and killers of Shiri Bibas and her children are now at the top of Israel’s most wanted list. They will be hunted down by the NILI task force, Maariv Online reports.
Forensic tests confirmed that the Bibas family members were brutally killed by their captors in Gaza, debunking Hamas’ false claim that they died in an airstrike.
NILI, a special unit formed by Shin Bet with possible Mossad involvement, emerged shortly after the October 7 attack. Its creation was a response to the assault’s devastating scale, which saw mass killings across southern Israeli communities and IDF outposts.
The unit’s singular mission is to track and eliminate every individual involved in planning and executing the attack, with a primary focus on the Nukhba force, the elite Hamas commando unit responsible for the atrocities. [here’s a detailed report on Israel’s manhunt]
Israel’s global manhunt
Operating independently of other units, NILI combines field operatives with intelligence analysts who sift through vast amounts of data. Its reach likely extends beyond Gaza, aiming to track and eliminate Hamas operatives in locations such as the West Bank, Lebanon, Turkey, and Qatar.
This extensive manhunt, aimed at thousands of terror operatives and commanders, is expected to continue for long years.
Notably, the name “NILI” is an acronym for the Hebrew phrase “Netzah Yisrael Lo Yeshaker,” meaning “The Eternal One of Israel will not lie,” derived from a Biblical verse.
The unit shares its name with a World War I Jewish espionage network that assisted the British against the Ottoman Empire, adding symbolic weight to its mission.
