Israel says it discovered tunnels under U.N. agency's Gaza headquarters
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it has found a network of tunnels under the Gaza headquarters of the United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinians, also known as UNRWA. It said that Hamas stored electrical supplies in the tunnels and that the UNRWA headquarters supplied the tunnels with electricity.
The Israeli military also said that it had discovered weapons inside the rooms of the UNRWA building, including rifles and explosives.
UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini said on Saturday that UNRWA did not know what was underneath its headquarters and that it had evacuated the building on Oct. 12…
… Last month, Israel presented the agency with evidence that 12 people who worked for the organization took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel that killed some 1,200 people. UNRWA said of the 12 people implicated, nine were fired, one was confirmed dead, and it was looking into the identity of two others.
