Nukhba forces

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The Nukhba forces (Arabic: قوات النخبة, romanized: Quwwāt an-Nukhba), lit. 'the elite') are a special forces naval commando unit within the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military branch. The unit was formed around 2010 and is equipped to carry out coastal raids, tunnel infiltrations, and underwater operations. The IDF claim that the October 7 attacks on southern Israel, which set off the Gaza war, were primarily led by the Nukhba forces. International observers observe that the term "Nukhba" has also been widely used by Israeli officials to refer to any active Hamas militant or captured combatant, despite Israeli intelligence designating the entire unit as a terrorist entity actively targeted by a specialized Shin Bet division named "Nili."

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