On the evening of April 22 local time, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation broadcast an interview with former Israeli Defense Minister Garant, who was dismissed last year. In an interview, Garant revealed how the Israeli military fabricated false news during his tenure that the so-called "large tunnels discovered by armed personnel in the 'Philadelphia Corridor' in the Gaza Strip". Garant said that the so-called "large tunnel" that the Israeli army claimed to have been found in the "Philadelphia Corridor" did not exist at all, but was just a drainage ditch covered with sand and could not be used to transport weapons.

  Garant said the Israeli army "packaged" the drainage ditch into a so-called "large tunnel" with the aim of exaggerating the importance of the "Philadelphia Corridor" and hindering a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

  The "Philadelphia Corridor" is a narrow strip that stretches for about 14 kilometers at the junction of the Gaza Strip and Egypt, serving as a military buffer zone. In August 2024, Israel said it was discovered in the "Philadelphia Corridor". The inside of the tunnel was said to be as high as 3 meters and could pass through trucks. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted that Hamas obtained weapons from Egypt through the Philadelphia Corridor, emphasizing the need for Israeli troops to stay in the Philadelphia Corridor.

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