How Mossad Hunted a Hijacker by Tracking His Daughter's Medical Records

How Mossad Hunted a Hijacker by Tracking His Daughter's Medical Records

Palestinian hijacker Khalil Al-Hayek, who seized TWA Flight 847 and murdered a U.S. Navy diver, disappears into Algeria's protection and undergoes complete identity change including facial reconstruction. Mossad's pursuit goes cold until a analyst discovers his 6-year-old daughter has a rare genetic blood disorder requiring specialized treatment—only 14 hospitals in the world can provide it. Over 19 months, Mossad monitors those hospitals through bribed administrators and hacked records, finally identifying "Ahmed Brahim" bringing his daughter to a Tunis clinic matching the genetic markers. A two-person team tracks him from the hospital to his apartment, confirms identity through voice recognition of a recorded phone call, then eliminates him with a car bomb as he drives to work one morning—Tunisian police blame local criminal disputes, never connecting the Algerian accountant to the wanted hijacker, and his daughter receives anonymous funding for continued medical treatment in France.

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