Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commended a dramatic joint operational raid carried out in the heart of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, during which Israeli security forces captured the senior Hamas commander heading the terror group’s internal security apparatus. Netanyahu emphasized that the operative was one of Hamas’s most pivotal commanders, directly responsible for concealing and transferring Israeli hostages while spearheading efforts to reconstitute the organization’s governing control and operational terror capabilities.
1+“I commend the Shin Bet and the IDF, who in a daring operation today arrested the head of Hamas’s internal security apparatus near his home in Gaza,” Netanyahu stated. “He is one of the highest-ranking Hamas leaders, responsible for concealing and transporting our hostages, hiding senior Hamas officials, force building, and attempts to restore the terror group’s capabilities. Recently, he worked to re-establish Hamas governance in Gaza, engaged in deception regarding the demilitarization of the Strip, and aided terror attacks against our troops and civilians. My directive remains clear: the State of Israel will continue hunting down all Hamas leaders and everyone who participated in the October 7 massacre.”
The Shin Bet (ISA) confirmed details of the joint operation executed under the command and operational lead of the Shin Bet alongside IDF Southern Command. Special forces launched a pinpoint sweep in the northern Gaza Strip to eliminate emerging threats, raiding a targeted structure in Gaza City to apprehend the senior terrorist, who commanded internal security operations across the entire enclave.
1+During the operation, the Israeli Air Force conducted precision strikes against multiple military targets in the sector to provide tactical cover and neutralize potential threats to the raiding party; the IDF confirmed no Israeli casualties were sustained. Security officials noted that the captured operative had recently orchestrated efforts to consolidate Hamas dominance in northern Gaza and plan terror plots against IDF units positioned along the Yellow Line.
Following his capture, the commander was extracted and transferred into Israeli sovereign territory for interrogation by the Shin Bet. Security establishment officials reiterated that the operation was designed to neutralize active threats, dismantle Hamas’s operational grip, and ensure Southern Command forces remain deployed to eliminate any emerging security risk.