IDF, Shin Bet acknowledge special mission to hunt down Oct. 7 terrorists

For the first time, Israel's military and its internal security agency, the Shin Bet, have publicly confirmed the existence of a special operation dedicated to eliminating every Palestinian terrorist involved in the October 7, 2023, invasion. The operation, spearheaded by a joint IDF-Shin Bet unit codenamed "Nili," has been actively pursuing those responsible for the massacres.

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have worked over the last three years to compile an extensive list running to thousands of names of those involved in the atrocities, and painstakingly worked to identify, find and eliminate them.

Over the past three years, Nili officers have meticulously compiled an extensive list containing thousands of names of individuals implicated in the atrocities. This painstaking process involved identifying, locating, and neutralizing targets. The Times of Israel previously reported that the IDF and Shin Bet had significantly increased retribution efforts, aiming to hunt down and eliminate all terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre.

Israeli officials utilized a wide array of evidence, including video and photographic material posted online by terrorists during and after the attack, processed through facial recognition software, to identify Gazans who invaded Israeli territory. The list also includes Hamas leaders believed to have orchestrated the massacre. This confirmation comes after the IDF and Shin Bet previously declined multiple requests for comment on these operations.

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2,800 people on Nili’s list have been killed, including the 1,200 terrorists killed by Israeli security forces in southern Israel during the onslaught

Speaking to Channel 12 news, Nili officers described their mission, detailing the methods used to track and eliminate targets. According to the report, 2,800 individuals on Nili's list have been killed. This figure includes the approximately 1,200 terrorists who were killed by Israeli security forces during the initial onslaught on October 7, an event described as the worst invasion and bloodiest single attack in Israel's history. The military estimates that over 2,700 of the roughly 5,000 terrorists who participated in the attack or aided in holding hostages have been killed. Additionally, 300 alleged perpetrators have been captured and await judgment by special military tribunals, with the potential for the death penalty for those convicted of genocide.

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of the estimated 5,000 terrorists who participated in the October 7 attack or helped hold hostages, more than 2,700 have been confirmed by the military to have been killed