[Netanyahu: Israel captured the head of Hamas’s internal security agency] On September 2, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement on the 1st saying that the Israeli National Security Service (Sin Bet) and the Israel Defense Forces carried out an operation in the Gaza Strip that day, and a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was captured near his residence. Netanyahu said the person captured was the head of Hamas's internal security agency and one of Hamas's most senior leaders. This person was responsible for hiding and transferring detained Israeli personnel, covering senior Hamas members, and participating in operations to build Hamas' military strength and restore its related capabilities. Netanyahu said Israel will continue to pursue all Hamas leaders and all those involved in the attack on October 7, 2023. A source from the health department of the Palestinian Gaza Strip said on the 1st that Israel launched a violent air strike on the western side of Gaza City that day, killing three people and injuring eight others. (Xinhua News Agency)