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Khan Yunis

Khan Yunis is one of the largest cities in the Gaza Strip, second in size only to Gaza City. It is the largest urban center in southern Gaza. 

It has been the location of fierce fighting between the IDF and Hamas amid Operation Swords of Iron, the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, at the time of writing.

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 IDF soldiers from Division 162 operate in the Gaza Strip on September 12 2024.

Hamas and PIJ terrorists eliminated inside Khan Yunis humanitarian zone

IDF St.-Sgt. David Bogdanovski fell in battle in Khan Yunis in December 2023.

Family of Christian soldier killed in Gaza asked to remove cross from grave

Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.

Hamas requested Iran's, Hezbollah's involvement in Oct. 7 massacre - NYT

 IDF soldiers from Division 162 operate in the Gaza Strip on September 12 2024.

IDF eliminates PIJ terrorist Ahmad Khashash in Khan Yunis humanitarian zone

 INCOMING NORTHERN Corps and Multi-Domain Joint Maneuver Array Maj.-Gen. Dan Goldfus.

Dan Goldfus: IDF's hero of Khan Yunis, destroyer of Hamas's tunnels

Unloading of humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip, transported via the maritime route from Cyprus to the Port of Ashdod.

Hamas warehouses in Gaza are overflowing with stolen humanitarian aid

 Interrogation room detective interrogating suspect Police work investigation. 3D Illustration

Gazan 'journalist' reveals he is actually a terrorist during IDF interrogation

 Members of the Israeli army's infantry 6th brigade take part in an assault coordination exercise near Moshav Kidmat Tsvi in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on December 7, 2023.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on Day 341?

 Palestinians walk next to a destroyed Mosque from an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 9, 2024

Israel Air Force strikes Hamas terrorists hiding in Khan Yunis humanitarian zone

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. September 8, 2024.

IDF kills Hamas commander Raef Omar Salman Abu Shab in Gaza strike

 IDF operating in Khan Yunis during third reinvasion

IDF Division 98 withdraws from Khan Yunis after completion of activity

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip on August 26, 2024

Knowing more, hitting harder: IDF divisions achieve major milestones in Gaza

  IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. August 26, 2024.

Positioned near a school: IDF strikes launcher that fired rocket at Rishon Lezion

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. August 23, 2024.

IDF eliminates dozens of Hamas terrorists in day of intense operations

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 22, 2024.

IDF discovers explosives inside UNRWA supplies near Gaza school

 IDF activity in the Gaza Strip on 21 August 2024

IDF eliminates terrorists, terror infrastructure in Khan Yunis and Rafah

 AN ISRAELI soldier secures a tunnel underneath Al Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza last year. It is known that Mohammad Deif recently emerged from the tunnels in Khan Yunis, the writer states.

IDF reveals details on successful operation to retrieve six hostage bodies

 People walk past a wall displaying posters of hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 18, 2024

'Sorrow and immense pain': Israeli politicians react to recovery of Gaza hostage bodies