The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas had slammed remarks of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon over resistance tunnels.

In a press statement Sunday, the Movement stressed that the tunnels are defensive, noting that they were built for the purpose of fending the Gaza Strip against invasion by the Israeli forces.

“Those remarks are prejudiced in favor of the Israeli occupation.” The statement read, noting Ki-Moon’s involvement in covering up the Israeli massacre in Rafah in 2014 known as Black Friday.