The Jerusalem Post, on Gaza, 15 November 2026

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, tour Hamas tunnel with Israeli envoy Danny Danon

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Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, led a delegation of dozens of UN ambassadors into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, marking what the Israeli mission described as the first time UN ambassadors have entered the territory.

The delegation visited a Hamas tunnel inside Gaza as part of an Israeli-organized tour intended to highlight the terrorist organization's military infrastructure and the security challenges Israel continues to face.

The visit began at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the communities devastated during Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack. The ambassadors were shown the destruction left by the massacre before crossing into Gaza, where they toured a Hamas tunnel.IDF Southern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor accompanied the delegation throughout the visit, providing a security briefing on conditions on the ground, Hamas's military infrastructure, and the threats facing Israel.According to the Israeli mission, the visit was intended to emphasize the need to prevent Hamas from rearming or regaining control of Gaza as part of any future arrangements for the territory.Danon warns against reconstruction under Hamas controlThe Israeli delegation also sought to challenge what it described as a misinformation campaign surrounding humanitarian conditions in Gaza, particularly accusations that Israel is responsible for the humanitarian crisis."We brought the UN ambassadors into the terror tunnels so they could see the truth with their own eyes and ," Danon said during the visit."Our message is clear: As long as Hamas controls the Gaza Strip, there will be no reconstruction.

," he added.Israel outlines conditions for Gaza's futureThe Israeli mission stressed that any future arrangement for Gaza must prevent Hamas from rebuilding its military capabilities and infrastructure or renewing attacks against Israeli civilians.יחד עם מפקד פיקוד הדרום, אלוף יניב עשור ועם משלחת שגרירי האו״ם, נכנסנו למנהרת טרור שבנה חמאס ברצועת עזה. השגרירים ראו במו עיניהם את האיום שאיתו מתמודדים תושבי העוטף גם היום. לכל אלה שמנסים לייצר משבר הומניטרי בעזה במסגרת ״קמפיין החורף״ ולהאשים את ישראל, אני אומר: תפנו את האצבע המאשימה כלפי חמאס. גם עכשיו, חמאס ממשיך להתחמש ולבנות מחדש את תשתיות הטרור שלו. כל עוד חמאס הוא חלק מהמשוואה, לא יהיה לעזה עתיד.— Danny Danon דני דנון (@dannydanon) November 15, 2026The unusual diplomatic visit comes as questions surrounding Gaza's future governance, reconstruction, and security arrangements remain at the center of international discussions.

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What we found (3)

The Jerusalem Post reports an Israeli-organised tour of a Hamas tunnel almost entirely through Israeli officials. It lets Danny Danon call accusations of Israeli responsibility for Gaza's humanitarian crisis 'lies' and sets nothing against them, though a UN commission found Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Its headline also states as fact a 'first time' claim that the body attributes to the Israeli mission.

  1. Gives a contested claim the last word

    Serious

    “debunk the lies of the 'winter campaign,' which claims that Israel is responsible for the humanitarian crisis”

    Why this matters
    The Post quotes Danon calling accusations of Israeli responsibility for the humanitarian crisis 'lies'. It then moves on with no response from the UN, aid groups or Palestinians and no fact about conditions in Gaza.
    The impression it gives
    That claims of Israeli responsibility for Gaza's humanitarian crisis have been shown to be false, and that the tunnel visit settled the question.
    The context
    Israel's responsibility is documented, not merely claimed. A UN commission found Israel has committed genocide in Gaza (R1). It later found genocidal acts continuing after the ceasefire, with Israeli attacks killing more than 1,431 people after it. The Post gives its reader none of this.

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    “Hamas continues to arm itself and work to rebuild its terrorist capabilities”

    Why this matters
    This quote from Danon, followed directly by the Israeli mission's conditions, ends the reporting on Israel's account. No other voice or fact answers it.
    The impression it gives
    That Hamas rearming is the only obstacle to reconstruction, and that Israel's position on Gaza's future stands uncontested.
    The context
    The same quote says 'there will be no reconstruction' while Hamas controls Gaza. That is an Israeli condition on rebuilding, not a neutral fact, and the Post leaves it unexamined. Meanwhile the documented record of Israel's continuing attacks after the ceasefire goes unmentioned.

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    Written straight

    Danon said the visit was meant to rebut accusations that Israel is responsible for Gaza's humanitarian crisis. A UN commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, and that Israeli attacks killed more than 1,431 people there after the ceasefire.

  2. Headline goes beyond the article

    Minor

    “UN ambassadors enter Gaza for first time”

    Why this matters
    The headline states 'for first time' as fact in the Post's own voice.
    The impression it gives
    That it is established that no UN ambassadors had entered Gaza before.
    The context
    The body attributes this only to the Israeli mission, which 'described' it as the first time. The headline drops that attribution.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“marking what the Israeli mission described as the first time”

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  3. One side gets the space

    Minor

    “The Israeli mission did not immediately provide a full list of the participating ambassadors.”

    Why this matters
    The article ends without naming or quoting a single visiting ambassador. Every voice in it is Danon, the Israeli mission or an Israeli general.
    The impression it gives
    That the visiting ambassadors shared Israel's conclusions about the tunnel and the humanitarian crisis.
    The context
    No UN ambassador, aid agency or Palestinian voice appears anywhere in the article, so the reader hears only the organisers' account of what the visit showed.

    How we know

    • Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “Palestinian”.

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How other outlets reported it

Our analysisA UN commission found Israel is still committing genocide. Sky News called it a claim.

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