On September 1, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying that the Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service launched an operation on the same day to find and control the head of Hamas's internal security agency in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu said that the person in charge is one of Hamas's top leaders, responsible for hiding and transferring Israeli detainees, hiding senior Hamas officials, gathering troops, and trying to restore the organization's capabilities. Recently, it has been working to restore Hamas rule in Gaza. Netanyahu did not reveal the name of the person being controlled in the statement. According to Israeli sources, the name of the senior Hamas controlled by the Israeli army that day was Muin al-Arabid.

On September 1, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying that the Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service launched an operation on the same day to find and control the head of Hamas's internal security agency in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu said that the person in charge is one of Hamas's top leaders, responsible for hiding and transferring Israeli detainees, hiding senior Hamas officials, gathering troops, and trying to restore the organization's capabilities. Recently, it has been working to restore Hamas rule in Gaza. Netanyahu did not reveal the name of the person being controlled in the statement. According to Israeli sources, the name of the senior Hamas controlled by the Israeli army that day was Muin al-Arabid.