Egyptian media dismisses Israeli claims about tunnels beneath border

Egyptian state-affiliated Al-Qahera news has dismissed Israeli claims about the existence of Hamas tunnels running under the 'Philadelphi Corridor,' a key strip along Egypt's border with Gaza.

A well-placed Egyptian source told the outlet that the claims were "an Israeli attempt to divert attention away from its failures in Gaza and to justify its aggression."

“Israel has not provided evidence of operational tunnels along the Gaza border and is leveraging the existence of closed tunnels in Gaza to disseminate false claims for political purposes,” the source said.