### [2026-09-1](/feed/2026/09/1/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Four people are killed in Israeli strikes during a ground operation in Gaza. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israeli forces captured a senior Hamas internal security official in the operation. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260901-israeli-strikes-kill-four-in-operation-to-seize-hamas-figure-in-gaza-officials)

### Changes:

1. Palestinian health officials say that four people were killed in Israeli strikes during a ground operation in Gaza. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israeli forces captured a senior Hamas internal security official in the operation.  _2026-09-02 06:04:11 (First version)_
1. Four people are killed in Israeli strikes during a ground operation in Gaza. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israeli forces captured a senior Hamas internal security official in the operation.  _(Current version)_

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