Eliyahu Levi (Channel 11) reported that Mu'in al-Arabid, the senior Hamas internal security operative captured by the IDF earlier today, held the 'militias portfolio' within the organization. According to the report, al-Arabid was responsible for tracking and hunting down Gaza militias that cooperate with Israeli security forces.
A Tuesday evening report from Eliyahu Levi (Channel 11) disclosed that Mu'in al-Arabid, the senior Hamas internal security operative captured by the IDF earlier in the day, held the organization's 'militias portfolio' — responsible for hunting down Gaza militias that cooperate with Israel. The report adds the first detailed operational context to al-Arabid's role within Hamas.
Dated antecedents: At 12:42 Jerusalem on Tuesday, Defense Minister Israel Katz first announced the capture of a senior Hamas official, stating it involved an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia with air support in Gaza City. Shortly after, The Zioneer reported that Israeli commandos had seized Hamas's head of internal security. Abu Ali Express then corrected initial uncertainty, identifying the detainee specifically as Mu'in al-Arabid, commander of Hamas's internal security mechanism. Katz later confirmed the capture and said Israel aims to demilitarize the terror group.
Attributed background: As The Zioneer documented in its background dossier, al-Arabid's internal security apparatus is responsible for maintaining Hamas's domestic grip on power, suppressing dissent, and providing counter-intelligence support for the military wing. A separate report from July (The Zioneer, citing Asharq Al-Awsat) showed that Hamas operative Wael Musa al-Ludawi was managing a similar crackdown on militias cooperating with Israel, underscoring the broader internal security dynamics in Gaza.
What remains open: The Channel 11 report is attributed to a single journalist and has not been independently confirmed by the IDF. It is not yet clear whether al-Arabid's 'militias portfolio' was his primary role or one of several responsibilities within Hamas's internal security apparatus.
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