A senior Egyptian government official denied recent allegations made by the Israeli army of the existence of “operational tunnels” under the Philadelphi Corridor bordering Egypt with the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip. The security official, who spoke to The New Arab on condition of anonymity for not being authorised to brief the media, said, “Tel Aviv resorted to such a political manoeuvre to save face amid the world’s condemnations of its brutal war against the Palestinians in Gaza.” “We have also to bear in mind that the ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel have hit a stumbling block f…