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Israel unveils tunnels underneath Gaza City headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (apnews.com)

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The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an electrical supply room.

The unveiling of the tunnels marked the latest chapter in Israel’s campaign against the embattled agency, which it accuses of collaborating with Hamas.

Recent Israeli allegations that a dozen staff members participated in the Hamas attack on Israel Oct. 7 plunged the agency into a financial crisis, prompting major donor states to suspend their funding as well as twin investigations. The agency says that Israel has also frozen its bank account, embargoed aid shipments and canceled its tax benefits.

The army invited journalists to view the tunnel on Thursday.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The unearthed shaft led to an underground passageway that an Associated Press journalist estimated stretched for at least half a kilometer (quarter of a mile), with at least 10 doors.

At one point, journalists were able to gaze upward from the tunnel, through a hole, and make eye contact with soldiers standing in a courtyard within the UNWRA facility.

One of the main objectives of the Israeli offensive has been to destroy that network, which it says is used by Hamas to move fighters, weapons and supplies throughout the territory.

The offensive was launched after Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people and dragging 250 hostages back to Gaza.

Since then, Israeli war planes and ground troops have killed over 27,000 Palestinians in the strip, unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe and wreaked widespread damage.

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[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I am not seeing any evidence. Sad that AP is manufacturing consent for Genocide.

A reminder that the IDF straight up lied to CNN that they walked through a tunnel underneath a graveyard. Later on it was proven that the tunnel did not go underneath the graveyard.

https://youtu.be/34CxzZtVxnE?t=3m18s

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