The ex PM of Israel Ehud Olmert said that the bunkers under AL Shifa hospital were built by Israeli contractors/ - d0n't think he said anything about tunnels.

A bunker and a tunnel are two different things..

The word you're looking for is WERE no Where

From 1967-2005, apparently Al Shifa was the Israeli military headquarters in Gaza. Jeremy Scahill wrote in an article that two Tel Aviv firms built the tunnels under Al Shifa.

Isreal films everything, yet I have not seen any footage of a Hamas built tunnel leading into or out of the Hospital itself.

This title was written by someone who should never be entrusted with the responsibility again

the real question is, “who wrote the title of this video”?

There is no command centre found and everybody knows Israel built tunnels. That is why they were sure that there were tunnels under hospitals. But they could not find anything in the tunnel that shows Hamas used that tunnel as command centre.

The truth is clear, no matter who built these structures; they are not tunnels that can be used for launching attacks.

the tunnels wasn't a problem, the big question remains , where is the command center ?!!!

My local hospital has a basement. But it doubt it has tunnels used by militaries.

A basement isn't a tunnel every hospital has a morgue

The issue, under the Geneva conventions, is not who built them but for what purposes they are used. If they are used for ANY non humanitarian purpose, they lose their status and their protection as medical facilities.

@france 24, that should be "were" and not "where."

The bunker structure and tunnels Ehud Barak refers to are the 'Shifa cellars' (Israeli built) but Hamas never ended up using any of those structures (even though that was the whole crux of Israel's thesis, going back years - these tunnels with the concrete arches which the IDF appeared to show us are typical of Hamas tunnel construction - either way the point in all of this is that the tunnels they did end up showing us as were not even close to the narrative the IDF tried to portray (none of this tunnel network even has access to the inside of the hospital campus let alone the basement of the buildings and so could not have been used for sneaky movements through the hospital as the IDF regularly attempted to describe incl with their animations) - what was found in this tunnel is not at all sufficient to invalidate the protected status of the Al Shifa hospital, this was not a Hamas Pentagon HQ, they didn't even confirm for us with DNA forensics if any hostages were kept down there (which means they probably weren't down there), It's also evident that you couldn't store any heavy rocket munitions down in those cramped corridors so the danger of that tunnel wasn't critical - you have to have an extremely good excuse, the threat inside the hospital has to be extreme enough to invalidate those humanitarian protections and this wasn't even close (but Israeli intelligence is very good, even if their judgement in acting on intelligence in so so, Israeli intelligence would have easily known the threat from inside the hospital was non-existent, they've had years to surveil that hospital, which is all the more reason this was certainly a deliberate war crime and a probing exercise to see what they could get away with)

Every hospital has subterranean floors and corridors underneath it. Every large hotel and office building has the same. That's where you transport goods, that's where staff checks in. Storage. So that's normal. What's not normal is tunnels being built outside of this to connect buildings like networks, and use for other purposes, so there should not be any living quarters down there as well. The tunnels Hamas built are nothing like what you would expect from a commercial facility like a hospital, or a large hotel. They are clearly meant for trafficking things you don't want discovered like military troops, weapons and bombs, and illegal goods and activities, hostages. So just by the design of the facility you can tell what it's meant to be used for. You need to also consider the fact that any facility built for the right intentions can be misused and misappropriated by anyone. So if a hospital was built by the Israelis for the benefit of Palestinians, it's not their fault if it's taken over by Hamas and used for other illegal purposes. When that is the case, Hamas is to blame for the misappropriation, and so is the leadership of the facility allowing it to happen.

what about the drone that have legs? FRANCE i dare ya to debunk it as well. where the IDF showed the footage from their drone from the surface entering the tunnel. when it was supposed to be 1 shot video turns out it's a stitched video (combining 2 video). when the drone entered the tunnel suddenly the movement of the drone doesn't seems right. as it grows a leg walking in the tunnel.

From my understanding it was the basement that was constructed to increase the amount of useful space in the hospital while keeping it within the confines of the compound, there are plenty of technical reasons for doing this, watch the interview again, and bare in mind English doesn't appear his 1st language as he makes a few syntax errors that foreigners typically make, he said bunker, but it appears he means basement as he himself explains why it was constructed - to create extra space but people miss that after jumping on the ' built bunker bit' people get emotionally charged and it overrides reason so brain skips detail as its overloaded.

Israel showed ‘A’ tunnel.. it could’ve been filmed anywhere 😂

No. It's just a "special military installation."

Tunnels under hospital still under construction and IDF needs 3,4 weeks to build hamas headquarters. 😅😅😅😅

Where is the big bunkers under the Hospital?

How can this presenter say 'what was hamas using them for' please what has he seen that we have not!!!

Eihod Barak said there were bunkers built by Israel, when they controlled Gaza, as bunkers.

I noted that the presenter showed and mentioned "basements" under the Al Shifa hospital while those under the "green" building as tunnels. Basements are not tunnels per se. But the former Israeli prime minister mentioned tunnels built by Israel. So what is what?

The shape of the tunnel match Hamas' own video, so they made it. However, this didn't justify attacks on the hospital since the entrance is outside the hospital and they found no exit or entrance into the hospital, nor does they show any sign of occupancy in it.

The issue is simply Ehud Barak's limited grasp of English: he referred to basements as tunnels. Israeli 1980's hospital refurbishment improved the hospital basement, expanding its facilities for providing healthcare services. The concrete-lined tunnels and small spaces 10 meters below the hospital were built by Hamas as part of their city-wide subterranean war-fighting infrastructure.

that was not a control centre as far as I can see. two empty rooms built by Isreal where is the director of that hospital that's what we have to find out

the issue is repurposing use of tunnel, NOT who built it.

I have also seen the hostages released from israel side...the underage childrens captives from years...they were not in a good shape and was fully traumatized

You so obsessed with the tunnels which almost every country have underground bunkers and tunnels

And hamas has never denied that they ar3 building tunnels in gaza so i don't see a problem here.

I guess you don't know the difference between basement, bunker and tunnel.

Were not where, you do know you can edit a title right?

Where is the command center?

True story about it In Johny Mansour's book it is said that Al Shifa was a British army barracks in 1946, but in 1946 the building was used as a hospital for quarantine and in 1948 it became the only hospital to accommodate Egyptian war victims and during that time the hospital was closed. under Egyptian control until 1967. So it is clear that there is no evidence that the hospital was ever used by Israel as a barracks or headquarters for anything, but since it was left by Egypt, the hospital has been under the control of the local Gaza government after Egypt left Gaza in 1968.

Liars!!!!! The tunnels were sealed in concrete!! This propaganda channel avoided saying that!!

Why the heck did isreal build those tunnels in the first place!!?

How do you know where the footage from the IDF was actually shot? Your fact finding is admirable and very important, but I am not impressed at all by this one. Some picture allegedly from the Israel-built underground system looks different from some tunnels shown by IDF, and that leads you to conclude that those last tunnels must have been built by Hamas? Very weak. On top of that, your key source, Richemont-Barak, is an Israeli with ties to the government who is tweeting very pro-war statements. Not good enough, France24.

What? Totally confusing lol. I figured he just meant basement rather than bunker.

The question is not of a tunnel, but as per IDF there was whole command and control centre of Hamas under Al Shifa and web of tunnels, not a single damn tunnel, and as per IDF hostages were being kept there by Hamas! Now this tunnel is nothing more than a 1bhk, was this the command and control centre!? Then again where are the web of tunnels!? Hostages anyone!?

Nice try, but not very conclusive. Too many variables.

What a horrible coverage of the conflict

*October 7th masacre and after 6 months, have all the hostages been released? Why Not?*

First there are not tunnel under the hospital …now there are tunnels, but they were built by Israel. He said “Bunkers” not tunnels.

WERE the tunnels .. It is ok to correct it.

Truth or fake, just causing more confusion They don't want to anger Israel

Tunnels to connect buildings is a common use of such in that area … tunnels used from under hospitals to launch rockets is ONLY Hana’s ‘s evil .

The claim was that there is a command center below the Al-Shifa hospital not just a Hamas tunnel. Such a command center was never found. Just long abandoned Hamas tunnels among other tunnels built by Israel below or in the vicinity of the hospital were found. The room with a bed in it is not proof that there was a command center. Attacks on hospitals in the Gaza, not just Al Shifa, and the demand by aid organisations to stop such attacks reveal that Israel was not justified to attack hospitals as well as ambulances. Israel also destroyed infrastructure such as warehouses of the PRCS.

if built by Israel then Hamas converted and may have improved it to what it is today.

So what's your point

Does it matter who they were built by. what are they being used for.

Always like watching this segment, one of my favorites indeed. Thanks

Who cares who built them? The question is who is using them for what?

A bunker is not a tunnel.

Headline should read "*Were the tunnels....."

.. and if Hamas had built military structures above ground like gentlemen, what would Israel have done? And.. Yes, I believe Israel built basements in the hospitals.

My uncle built Gaza tunnels

So your saying along with fighting a war they had time to make tunnels?? Are you kidding me??

The tunnels were built by Israel 30years ago. That's according to Ehud Barak. That's why they are so well built. So the troops can come and go monitering the Palestinians.

There is a list guy

According to the IDF. Mmmmm.

France24 your reporting is biased, why didnt you interview the engineers who built the 'bunkers' in the 80-90s as distinct from tunnels - dont you know the difference? The bunkers were for hospital purposes - you need to do your reasearch before blabbering

what is there to debate. the prior PM of Israel said on national TV they built them

the title should read "Were the tunnels..."

Bunker / Tunnels... DIFFERENT THINGS...

didn't the idf bomb a refugee camp twice because there was one or two hamas guys there?

Why is there confusion? they either built tunnels in the 80's or not?

Well videos show Hamas terrorists brought wounded hostages to the hospital on Oct. 7th. The Director never admitted this when questioned but evidence is on video.

Great. A 5 minute Google research would have given the same information. Well done, so-called "journalists" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Who's writing the headlines ? It's Were ... not where !

That is absurd

There is a tunnel under my house i suspecrt it is as a hamas tunnel

You guys used the wrong homophone in the title.

Doesn’t matter who built the tunnels what matters who’s using those tunnels for terrorism

If hamas head quarter under Al shifa hospital. Why they still have weapon and rockets to attack israel? And where is the hostage? Hamas still have the hostage. And where is the head quarter equipment. Big organisation head quarter like Hamas. It just ordinary tunnel.

"Were" not "Where"! Come on guys a 10 year old knows that

Put it this way. You don't know anything

Why would Israel build such tunnels in the 80s?

Wow

Ex prime minister of Israel said Israel built them

No matter how smart u are,u cannot win an argument with the dumb person..

😂😂 this people can not stop supporting Israel 😂😂😂😂 even if it means they go against former prime minister statement . what a shame

Were not where

Simply put. Yes.

If you can see the tunnel entrance in idf video you can see they need to excavate around 12 feet to found the entrance . And from the entrance another 12 feet go down to the tunnel . The tunnel usually 10 to 12 feet deep . That means the tunnels entrance already buried 12 feet above . That also mean those tunnels never use by anyone since buried . Why israel can find the entrance ?? Because they have the blue print . It prove they build it . They just need to find the right location and dig it . 😂😂😂

Were not ‘where.’

there will be palistine people in gaza says hamas create manny tunnels manny years ago and some cement theif hamas in israel .

You need to get someone who can write English to write your youtube titles.

Of course Israel built and made an empire great place with occulture and a much more but Hamad used it for human shield

Ita not "Where" but "Were"

WERE the tunnels discovered by Israel, built by Israel... France 24 "English" :)

When will you deeply analyse Hamas' propaganda? Apparently, some scenes showing the bombardment and suffering children are Syrian not Gazaens...

"where" or "were" English check

Former prime Minister said it's israel who build it

Thank u

I agree that there are multiple sources confirming that the second half of the doctored IDF video resembles Hamas-built tunnels. What we actually still do not know is where the IDF clip is taken from, which I think should have been made clear instead of almost uncritically propping up IDF claims.

You are late...

"Were" not "where"

Thanks for the clarity France24