The Israeli army announced the discovery of dozens of tunnels in the Salah al-Din “Philadelphia” corridor, which stretches along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
In a statement on Sunday, the army said, “Recently, Israeli army forces have been working to identify and destroy underground tunnel routes in the ‘Salah al-Din corridor.’ So far, the forces have identified and destroyed dozens of routes.”
The statement added, “At the beginning of last week, during one of the operations to identify underground tunnel routes in the area, a tunnel with a height of 3 meters was discovered.”
It continued, “At this stage, the forces continue to investigate and neutralize the underground tunnel route, as well as other extensive routes that have been found. The Israeli army will completely destroy all underground infrastructure in the ‘Salah al-Din corridor’ and will work firmly to prevent their formation in the future.”
Israeli Leaks to Cover Netanyahu’s Speech
In a related context, a high-ranking Egyptian source completely denied the presence of Israeli or Palestinian delegations in Egypt to discuss a truce in the Gaza Strip.
Last week, sources from “Al Arabiya” and “Al Hadath” added that the source also denied that Israel had informed Egypt of its response regarding the truce proposal, stressing that what is being circulated are only Israeli leaks to cover up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Congress.
The source also believed that Netanyahu seeks to precede his speech in the U.S. Congress with false claims about allowing the exit of Palestinian casualties, intensifying humanitarian relief operations in the sector, and achieving progress in the truce agreement.
This came after informed sources on the negotiations reported that all details of the deal between Israel, the mediators, and Hamas had already been reached.
The sources, quoting informed officials, added that the talks included even the security difficulties.
They continued that the implications of the Israeli withdrawal from the Salah al-Din corridor and the return of residents of northern Gaza were discussed.
