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.. Before the 14th century, Khan Yunis was a village known as "Salqah".

The third battle of Khan Yunis began on 9 August 2024 with a series of airstrikes from the Israeli Air Force that according to the city's Nasser Hospital, killed at least twenty-one Palestinians. One airstrike struck the residence of the Abu Moamar family and killed a Palestinian television reporter and journalist, while also killing his wife ...

Apr 8, 2024 · A man in Khan Younis has told the BBC that the southern Gaza city is in "a state of complete destruction".

Jan 25, 2024 · The second-largest city of Khan Younis has been the latest focus of the war. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, said at least nine people were killed when tank rounds struck a U.N. training center where 800 people were sheltering, according to the agency’s Gaza director, Thomas White.

Dec 2, 2023 · Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – At almost exactly the same time Israeli negotiators pulled out of deadlocked truce talks in Qatar on Saturday, Israeli jets sent a prestige...

Jan 25, 2024 · Doha, Qatar: In overnight attacks and early hours of morning, Khan Younis in Gaza is experiencing an intense bombing causing civilian casualties including children.

Oct 9, 2024 · Doha: The State of Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the brutal massacre committed by the Israeli occupation in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, which led to the deaths of dozens of...

Jul 13, 2024 · The State of Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the horrific attack by the Israeli occupation forces that targeted the tents of displaced people in the Al Mawasi area in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, and led to the martyrdom and injury of …

Sep 10, 2024 · The State of Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the brutal massacre committed by the Israeli occupation in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, which led to the deaths of dozens of...

Jan 5, 2024 · Doha, Qatar: The number of casualties and injured continues to mount due to Israel's unrelenting bombardment across the Gaza Strip for over 90 days. At least 32 people have been killed in the...