Cairo, 5 August 2024 (MIA) - Egypt denied on Monday the existence of operational tunnels between its borders and the Gaza Strip, after Israel said it eliminated dozens of them.

An unnamed high-level Egyptian source said there are no operating tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

He told the state-linked al-Qahera News TV that Israel did not provide proof of the operating tunnels at the borders with Gaza and that reports about tunnels in Israeli media are meant to "justify its continued aggression on the Strip."

He added that the aim is to spread "false allegations to achieve political goals" and cover up its "failure" in Gaza.

On Sunday, the Israeli army said a tunnel that was three metres tall was uncovered at the beginning of last week in the area of the Philadelphi Corridor, a narrow strip that runs along the border with Egypt near Rafah on the Gaza side.

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