Hamas Had Command Tunnel Under UN Gaza HQ, Israeli Military Says

Hamas Had Command Tunnel Under UN Gaza HQ, Israeli Military Says
An Israeli soldier stands in what the military described as a Hamas command tunnel running partly under UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Feb. 8, 2024. Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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GAZA—Israeli forces have discovered a tunnel network hundreds of meters (yards) long and running partly under United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) Gaza headquarters, the military says, calling it new evidence of Hamas exploitation of the main relief agency for Palestinians.

Army engineers took reporters for foreign news outlets through the passages at a time of crisis for UNRWA, which has launched an internal probe and seen a string of donor countries freeze funding over allegations last month by Israel that some of its staff doubled as Hamas operatives.