Khan Younis

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A first glimpse of Khan Younis, a Gaza city now lying in ruins

9:42am April 10, 2024

Israeli troops withdrew Sunday from the city after a four-month battle against Hamas. Displaced Palestinians returning there found immense destruction. Most went back to living in tents in Rafah.

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A man inspects the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 17.

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Searching for the remains of hostages, Israeli forces raid another Gaza hospital

4:56pm February 16, 2024

by D. Parvaz

Israeli forces have found no hostage remains so far, but their raid has essentially rendered the largest hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis nonfunctional.

A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on January 19, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Dozens of people killed as Israel intensifies offensive in southern Gaza's Khan Younis

12:04pm January 23, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The Israeli military says it has encircled Gaza's second largest city, where fierce battles with Hamas continue. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have fled further south.

Israeli soldiers load shells onto a tank Sunday at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.

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Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on 1 city: Khan Younis

9:31am January 01, 2024

by The Associated Press

It's the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began, and could signal that fighting is being scaled back in some areas. But the biggest city in southern Gaza still is fiercely contested.