Israeli military officials have shown a group of international journalists a small living quarters they found in a tunnel underneath Shifa Hospital, claiming that the space had been used by Hamas militants.

Dozens of soldiers escorted journalists through a narrow stone tunnel — which the military said stretched 150 meters (164 yards) — to a series of underground bunkers beneath Shifa Hospital in a shattered Gaza City.

The living quarters, located at the end of the tunnel, had an air conditioner, kitchen, bathroom and pair of metal cots in a room fashioned from rusty white tile. They appeared to be out of use.

The AP was allowed access to Gaza on the condition that its journalist stay with the Israeli military convoy throughout the four-hour tour and submit all material to a military censor ahead of publication. There is no other way for foreign journalists to currently access the enclave.

    • breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Interesting anecdote, I guess? It’s more of an issue of who’s using them than who built them though. If Hamas is using these bunkers as command posts (or any military purpose) under the hospital, Israel having built them 20 years ago doesn’t change anything.

      I’ve seen a lot of people posting this recently and, unless I’m missing something, it feels like a little bit of misdirection.

  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    8 months ago

    pair of metal cots in a room fashioned from rusty white tile. They appeared to be out of use.

    “Major Hamas militant hideout”.

    They ascribe the claim to Israel, so it’s not technically false, but man is it completely abdicating any responsibility to convey truth to the reader.

  • bedrooms@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    The living quarters, located at the end of the tunnel, had an air conditioner, kitchen, bathroom and pair of metal cots in a room fashioned from rusty white tile. They appeared to be out of use.

    Israel has not yet unveiled this purported center, but the military portrayed the underground hideout as its most significant discovery yet.

    The justification by Israel was that it was a command center. Apparently, AP is skeptical of this claim.

    • Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
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      8 months ago

      Guess the walls aren’t filled with monitors as a good command center should be. Those goalposts are traveling at light speed now.

      • czech@kbin.social
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        8 months ago

        Every good command center has a pair of metal cots in a room fashioned from rusty white tile that appear to be out of use. That should be enough for anyone!