The Israeli army revealed a community of tunnels beneath Gaza Metropolis that they stated prolonged beneath the United Nations’ headquarters within the area on Sunday.
The IDF escorted overseas reporters via the tunnels, coming into via a shaft that pierced the floor subsequent to a college. Israel argues that the tunnels are much more proof that the U.N.’s mission in Gaza was compromised by Hamas terrorists.
“Everything is conducted from here. All the energy for the tunnels, which you walked through them, are powered from here,” an Israeli officer instructed reporters throughout the tour.”This is one of the central commands of the intelligence. This place is one of the Hamas intelligence units, where they commanded most of the combat.”
UNRWA denied knowledge of the tunnels and stated it vacated the headquarters on the floor as early as Oct. 12.
The Israeli army revealed a community of tunnels beneath Gaza Metropolis that prolonged beneath the United Nations’ headquarters within the area on Sunday.
“UNRWA does not have the military and security expertise nor the capacity to undertake military inspections of what is or might be under its premises,” the group stated in a press release.
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“In the past, whenever a suspicious cavity was found close to or under UNRWA premises, protest letters were promptly filed to parties to the conflict, including both the de facto authorities in Gaza and the Israeli authorities,” the assertion continued.
The IDF escorted overseas reporters via the tunnels, coming into via a shaft that pierced the floor subsequent to a college.
In the meantime, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri argued that Israel’s claims of a connection between the UNRWA and the tunnels had been “lies.”
Information of the tunnels comes amid Israeli allegations that tons of of UNRWA staff expressed assist for or had been complicit in Hamas’ Oct. 7 bloodbath in Israel.
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A number of Western nations have paused funding for UNRWA, which abroad support for Gazans, amid the allegations.
Information of the tunnel comes amid Israeli allegations that tons of of UNRWA staff expressed assist for or had been complicit in Hamas’ Oct. 7 bloodbath in Israel.
Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant known as UNRWA “Hamas with a facelift” this weekend. He argued on Saturday that it was time for the world to “dismantle UNRWA” and create an alternate mechanism for offering support to civilians in the war-stricken Gaza Strip.
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“I think the world needs to wake up and address this issue in a different way, while also addressing Gaza’s needs,” Gallant instructed Fox Information Digital. “UNRWA is a group of terrorists who receive salaries from many countries – these countries gave money to people who raped, murdered and took people into captivity.”
Fox Information’ Ruth Marks Eglash and Reuters contributed to this report
