An investigation by Israel’s public broadcaster KAN discovered that the Israeli army falsely claimed to have found a tunnel within the Philadelphi Corridor, which, in actuality, was a shallow canal.
Last August, the military printed photographs of an alleged tunnel within the demilitarized space alongside the border.
“There was never a tunnel, but a canal covered in dirt,” KAN stated.
The objective of this lie “was to exaggerate the importance of the Philadelphi Corridor and delay a hostage deal,” it added.
According to KAN, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant backed the findings, saying, “It was not a tunnel, however reasonably an try to forestall a cease-fire settlement.”
Gallant clarified that the construction was solely about one meter deep and was misleadingly offered to the general public as a deep tunnel. “It was promoted to the general public as a deep tunnel to forestall reaching a cope with Hamas,” he added.
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas calls for a full cease-fire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza in return for any hostage swap deal.
There was no speedy remark from the military on the report.
The Israeli military resumed its assault on Gaza on March 18, shattering a Jan. 19 cease-fire and prisoner change settlement.
Israel has killed greater than 51,200 Palestinians within the enclave since October 2023, most of them girls and kids.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gallant for conflict crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its conflict on the enclave.
Source: www.dailysabah.com