Israel says that UNRWA has not gone far enough to root out Hamas within the organization and was unwilling to clean up the issue systematically.
“UNRWA inspects inside its premises every quarter, the last inspection for the UNRWA Gaza premises was completed in September 2023,” UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini claimed.
"This is one of the central commands of the intelligence. This place is one of the Hamas intelligence units, where they commanded most of the combat."
Getting a global alliance to sign on to the idea of finishing the job, top sources say, could delegate achieving the goal beyond the point at which Israel can work on the issue itself.
In addition, fighters from the Yiftah Brigade raided Hamas safes where 100 thousand NIS and documents shedding light on the terrorist organization's method of transferring funds were found.
Israeli officials have been leaking details to foreign media about what they called "Atlantis" for months.
Inside the tunnel, the forces unearthed the office of the eastern Battalion commander from the Khan Yunis Brigade, from where he directed the October 7 attacks, according to the IDF.
There is still no exact timeline, but IDF sources have registered a decrease in Hamas resistance.
AM's greater range meant emergency updates would have a better chance of being heard by civilians in bomb shelters.
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