Israel Captures Hamas Spy Chief in Daylight Raid

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Israel has captured Hamas’s spy chief in a daring daylight raid in Gaza. In a rare tactical move, a local militia hostile to Hamas carried out the ground operation, backed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air support.

Muin al-Arabid, who ran the terrorist group’s intelligence activities, was wounded during his capture and is now in Israeli custody, official sources confirm. “Defense Minister Israel Katz said al-Arabid oversaw counterintelligence and intelligence activity for Hamas,” Israel’s Ynetnews reported. “Palestinian reports identified him as a senior official in the organization’s internal security apparatus in the Gaza district.”

Losing someone as senior as Al-Arabid to a rival militia is an embarrassment for Hamas, which claims to rule over most of Gaza behind the October 2025 ceasefire line. The Jerusalem Post reported, quoting a source, “that members of an anti-Hamas group played a role in the operation, and that the terror organization is trying to ‘downplay the incident and that its internal security forces are actively pursuing militias supported by Israel.’”

The spy chief commanded an “apparatus” that “plays a central role in Hamas’ efforts to detect espionage and identify Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel,” the news outlet added.

The Israel National News /Arutz Sheva reported:

Minister of Defense Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday that a senior Hamas terrorist was arrested in the Gaza Strip, following hours of local reports regarding unusual activity, exchanges of gunfire, and intense airstrikes in western Gaza City. According to Gazan reports, the individual who was arrested is the head of Hamas’s general security apparatus.

“A short time ago, a senior Hamas terrorist was arrested, and this is exactly our policy: we don’t wait for threats; rather, we pursue the Hamas terrorists, eliminate them, and destroy their terrorist infrastructure,” Katz said during a visit to Netiv Ha’asara marking the first day of the school year. According to Katz, the operation was ongoing during his visit to the community.

Katz’s announcement follows local reports throughout the morning of intense strikes and exchanges of gunfire in western Gaza City. According to the reports, at least eight individuals were killed in strikes in the area.

According to witnesses on the ground, the gun battles are focused around the American Hospital. At the same time, there are reports of intense UAV activity over the area and strikes on several targets.

Eyewitnesses reported that special forces broke cover after sneaking into western Gaza City. According to witnesses, the forces used a bus and motorcycles and ran into an ambush while attempting to enter a cafeteria near a residence for UN staff. As a result, heavy exchanges of fire ensued.

It was further reported that the forces are operating under heavy air support. According to the reports, the airstrikes in the area were intended to secure the forces’ withdrawal.

The IDF, on Tuesday morning, did not comment on the raid, but acknowledged hitting “several targets in the Gaza Strip in order to remove threats to the security forces.” In recent days, the Israeli military carried out multiple targeted strikes, eliminating several Gaza-based commanders and terrorist fighters.

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