Khan Yunis (Arabic: خان يونس, lit. 'Caravansary [of] Yunis [2] '), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a Palestinian city serving as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip. It has been largely destroyed on account of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

The Khan Yunis massacre took place on 3 November 1956, perpetrated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Palestinian town of Khan Yunis and the nearby refugee camp of the same name in the Gaza Strip during the Suez Crisis.

On 4 January 2024, the IDF claimed to have significantly degraded the command and control of Hamas's Khan Yunis Brigade's northern and eastern battalions with the destruction of tunnel systems, infrastructure and deaths of company commanders.

Feb 10, 2024 · Destroyed buildings and roads seen after the Israel Defense Forces withdrew from the areas in Khan Younis on February 02, 2024. The IDF says the complex has been used by Sinwar and other Hamas...

Oct 15, 2023 · A tide of humanity has washed into Khan Younis. Hundreds of thousands fled here from the north on whatever could carry them - cars if there was fuel, horse and cart if one could be found, their...

Jan 24, 2024 · A building sheltering hundreds of displaced people in the city of Khan Younis was hit by Israeli tank fire on Wednesday, according to the UN, as Israeli forces ramped up attacks on southern...

Jan 23, 2024 · The Israeli military says its ground forces have “encircled” the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip after 24 of its soldiers were killed in the enclave in its largest single-day...

Dec 12, 2023 · Two people were killed in Khan Younis in Israeli artillery shelling on Tuesday. A bicycle was reportedly hit on Sunday in the centre of Khan Younis, killing two Palestinian children who...

Apr 8, 2024 · DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognizable Monday as they filtered in to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left by Israeli troops who...

Dec 13, 2023 · Damage in Khan Younis is outpacing other parts of Gaza for the first time, as Israel's offensive against Hamas pushes further south, according to university researchers' analysis of satellite data.