A high-level source in Egypt responded to reports from Israeli media regarding the existence of active tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The source stated that this confirms that such claims are an Israeli attempt to escape its failures in the region, denying the existence of any active tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It emphasized that Israel turns a blind eye to arms smuggling operations from Israel to the West Bank to justify seizing West Bank lands and perpetrating more violence and genocide against Palestinians. The source noted that Israel has not provided any evidence of active tunnels along the Gaza border and is using closed tunnels in Gaza to propagate false claims for political purposes.
The Israeli army had deployed the 162nd Brigade and the Yalam unit along the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip to patrol the border area and search for the tunnels in the region. Israeli Channel 14 reported that "Israeli forces identified dozens of underground routes in the area, including a giant tunnel revealed on Sunday, measuring three meters in height, which may indicate a network for smuggling weapons between Egypt and Gaza." An Israeli army spokesman announced the discovery of a massive tunnel three meters high.
