Photo shows tunnel from northern Gaza to Israel, not from southern city of Rafah to Egypt.

Israeli lawyer’s false claims at ICJ that Hamas was using “approximately 50 tunnels” that crossed into Egypt to bring in weapons.

On the second day of hearings, the lawyer for Israel, Gilad Naom, told the court that “Nearly 700 hundred tunnel shafts have been identified in Rafah, from which approximately 50 tunnels cross into Egypt” (archived link).

“These tunnels are used by Hamas to supply itself with weapons and ammunition. It could potentially be used to smuggle out of Gaza hostages or Hamas senior operatives.”

But the photo purportedly showing a Hamas tunnel between southern Gaza and Egypt in fact shows an underground passage near a border crossing about 40 kilometres (25 miles) to the north.

AFP has debunked other misinformation linked to the Israel-Hamas war here.

AFP Report