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[^2]\n\nIsrael Katz said that the arrest followed Israeli airstrikes on an area in the Gaza capital, which he described as part of a policy to neutralize Hamas terrorists and destroy their infrastructure. [^3]\n\nIsrael Katz stated that Israel will not withdraw from Gaza until it is demilitarized, Hamas is disarmed, and all tunnels are destroyed, with the army remaining in defensive lines afterward. [^4]\n\nIsraeli media reported that the Tuesday airstrikes served as cover fire for a militia infiltration operation aimed at capturing a Hamas commander, resulting in the deaths of a woman and two children. [^5]\n\nA woman and two children, aged 3 and 13, were killed in Gaza City during Israeli bombardments, according to Gazan hospital sources. [^6]\n\nIsrael Katz said during a school year opening event that Israel's policy is to pursue, neutralize, and destroy the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas. [^7]\n\nThe Israeli army alleged that the suspicious aerial target crossed from Lebanese territory into northern Israel. [^8]\n\nThe Israeli army announced that interceptors were launched toward a suspicious aerial target. [^9]\n\nBenjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israeli forces control 60% of the Gaza Strip while continuing operations to eliminate terrorist threats. [^10]\n\nBenjamin Netanyahu stated that the objective is to disarm Hamas and demilitarize Gaza so it no longer poses a threat to Israel. [^11]\n\nIsraeli forces captured Muein al Arabi, the head of the internal security apparatus of Hamas, near his residence in the Gaza Strip. 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