Khan Yunis

Khan Yunis Brigade commander eliminated in Gaza

IDF and ISA eliminate Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade military intelligence commander.

Footage from Gaza: Terrorists fire - and are eliminated

Armed terrorists attempted to harm IDF forces in Gaza, but were eliminated before they could cause harm, IDF says.

Mother Of Fallen Soldier:

'I'm not angry - at the soldier or the army'

Hadas, the mother of Sgt. Ofri Yafe, a soldier in the Paratroopers reconnaissance unit who was killed in crossfire during an operation in Khan Yunis, spoke about a message she received from one of her son’s comrades apologizing for his fate.

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Inside the tunnel uncovered under Khan Yunis

During the IDF's operation to clear the Khan Yunis area east of the Yellow Line, forces from Brigade 188 and Yahalom destroyed an underground route hundreds of meters long.

At least 29 killed in wave of strikes in Gaza

IDF, Shin Bet, strike list of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror targets in Gaza, following Friday ceasefire violations.

Hamas official killed by unlikely assassins

Anti-Hamas militia commander Hussam al-Astal released a video claiming responsibility for killing a senior Hamas police official and warning collaborators of further assassinations.

Southern Gaza:

IDF’s Kfir Brigade concludes mission along yellow line

Kfir Brigade completes two months of deployment along Gaza's yellow line, dismantles underground tunnel routes in Khan Yunis area.

Khan Yunis:

IDF eliminates three terrorists following breach of security zone

IDF forces operating in Khan Yunis open fire on three terrorists who approached their position in violation of the ceasefire, posing an immediate threat.

Four terror tunnels uncovered and dismantled in Gaza

Troops of the 36th Division have been operating in the area of Khan Yunis, located east of the Yellow Line, carrying out a mission to locate and dismantle above-ground and underground terrorist infrastructure remaining in the area.

US footage shows: Hamas operatives loot humanitarian aid truck

US CENTCOM publishes footage of Hamas suspects assaulting the driver of a humanitarian aid truck before making off with both the contents and the truck itself.

Mark Levin:

Hamas must be destroyed, and only Israel has the guts to do it

Phase 2 of the Mideast peace plan was never intended to be so amorphous as to allow Hamas to do as it pleases. Opinion.

Next to wads of cash:

New footage of post-elimination Yahya Sinwar

One year later, IDF released footage showing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after his elimination in Rafah by Bislah Brigade troops.

Outrage:

New restaurant in Gaza named 'Nova'

Footage shows the new beachside restaurant in Khan Yunis that shares a name with the festival where Hamas terrorists murdered 378.

IDF to significantly withdraw from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza

Amended maps for Gaza deal include significant IDF withdrawal in Khan Yunis and southern Gaza, as per Hamas' request.

Two IDF soldiers seriously injured in Khan Yunis

The IDF reports that three fighters were injured in an operational accident from an IDF grenade explosion in a defensive position in Khan Yunis. Two of them are seriously injured.

Terrorists fire at Gaza aid distribution center

The IDF identified several projectiles launched from the Khan Yunis area in southern Gaza, toward the aid distribution site in Rafah.

Gaza City:

Terrorist eliminated after firing mortars towards IDF soldiers

IDF troops strike over 140 terror targets, eliminate terrorists who attempted to harm forces, and destroy weapons storehouse.

From Rafah to Khan Yunis:

Etzioni Brigade increases hold on Magen Oz corridor

IDF dismantling hundreds of terrorist infrastructure sites, eliminating dozens of terrorists, and fighting in two Hamas strongholds.

IDF eliminates Hamas deputy intelligence chief in Gaza strike

IDF, ISA eliminate Hamas terrorist Sim Mahmoud Yusuf Abu Alkhir, Deputy Head of Military Intelligence in the Bureij Battalion.

Watch: IDF destroys terror tunnels in Khan Yunis

IDF forces operating in Khan Yunis eliminate several terrorists involved in October 7 massacre, destroy dozens of kilometers of terror tunnels in southern Gaza.

IDF in Khan Yunis:

Hamas structures demolished, 'Magen Oz' road taken

IDF forces operating from southern Gaza to northern Gaza, eliminating terrorists and working to take control of key corridor.

IDF probe reveals:

Terrorists in the hospital were the target, not just the camera

IDF troops targeted Hamas terrorists who operated a camera in Nasser Hospital. Strike timed for daylight to ensure precision, but troops fired unauthorized tank shells instead of the approved drone.

Hamas denies terrorists among dead in IDF hospital strike

Hamas denies any terrorists were among those killed in an IDF raid on a Gaza hospital, claims all the dead were civilians.

6 terrorists eliminated

IDF probe: Hamas used Nasser Hospital camera to target troops

An initial IDF inquiry found Hamas used a camera at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to track soldiers. The strike dismantled the threat, killing six terrorists, as the probe continues.

Canada condemns IDF strike on hospital in Khan Yunis

Canada condemns an IDF strike on a hospital in Gaza, killing journalists. Israel’s military confirmed the strike, adding it regrets harm to uninvolved individuals and is investigating.

Hospital attack

Hamas camera in hospital endangered IDF soldiers

Security sources say IDF forces identified a camera set up by Hamas Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, endangering the troops, and therefore it was decided to strike it.

IDF confirms strike near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis

IDF acted to mitigate harm to uninvolved individuals, maintain safety of troops.

In ongoing operations:

IDF eliminates terrorists, dismantles rocket launchers

IDF dismantles ready-to-launch rocket launchers in Deir al Balah, targeting a mortar launching post used in a Hamas attack on IDF troops.

Chief of Staff

'We will not stop until Hamas is defeated'

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visits site of Hamas surprise attack in Khan Yunis, praises actions of the soldiers who thwarted the attack.

Full investigation

Radio recordings from the incident that nearly ended in disaster

MG Yaniv Asor, conducted a field tour yesterday at the location where IDF troops from the Kfir Brigade clashed with terrorists a day earlier in Khan Yunis.

Khan Yunis incident

Watch: Terrorists exit tunnel, one is eliminated

Footage shows militants emerging from a tunnel intending to attack soldiers in Khan Yunis, and elimination of one of them who tried to escape.

Footage from Khan Yunis:

IDF tank crushes terrorist before he manages to launch RPG at it

Footage filmed the attempted abduction of IDF soldiers in Khan Yunis shows an IDF tank running over a terrorist who aimed an RPG at it.

Unusual attack

Soldier seriously injured in surprise attack by 18 terrorists

IDF forces repel attack by Hamas terrorist cell on a military outpost in Khan Yunis. It is believed the cell was attempting to abduct soldiers during hostage negotiations.

Terror cell eliminated in Khan Yunis

Armed terrorist cell eliminated during IDF operation in ‘old cemetery’ area in Khan Yunis.

IDF eliminates key Hamas Rafah Brigade terrorist

The IDF, guided by ISA intelligence, eliminated Hamas commander Nasser Musa in Khan Yunis, dealing another blow to the Rafah Brigade’s operational capabilities.

IDF forces continue intense fighting against Gaza terror groups

IDF intensifies operations in Gaza, focusing on dismantling tunnels and terror infrastructure in Khan Yunis, Jabaliya, and Tuffah and weakening Hamas and other terror groups.

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2 kilometer-long tunnel in Khan Yunis destroyed

Kfir Brigade soldiers are operating in southern Khan Yunis, where they uncovered a cache of weapons inside a building and destroyed an underground route approximately 2 kilometers long

Projectile launched near Rafah aid site in Gaza, IDF says

Rocket fired from Khan Yunis landed 250 meters from a key aid hub near the Morag Corridor; site opened Thursday despite Hamas efforts to sabotage aid delivery.

Footage from Gaza: IDF clears key corridor in Khan Yunis

In coordinated effort, 188th Armored Brigade and Golani Brigade complete opening of the strategic Magen Oz Corridor in Khan Yunis, eliminating dozens of terrorists and dismantling key Hamas infrastructure.

Gaza:

Major tunnel, approximately 3.5 kilometers long, destroyed

IDF troops dismantled an underground terror tunnel approximately 3.5 kilometers long in the Khan Yunis area

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IDF eliminates terror cell in Khan Yunis

The IDF has released footage of the elimination of an armed terrorist cell that approached Israeli forces in Gaza and posed a threat to them.

Testimony exposed

Hamas fired from the European Hospital and left fighters to die

The IDF revealed a document found beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, documenting Hamas' terrorist use of the hospital and the abandonment of Hamas fighters by their commander.

Chief of Staff in Khan Yunis:

'Gideon's Chariots has brought the greatest success in Gaza'

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir conducted a field visit and operational assessment on Monday in central Khan Yunis, at the heart of the ongoing Operation Gideon’s Chariots.

New details emerge on Puma disaster that killed seven soldiers

Tragic Puma disaster that killed seven soldiers in Khan Yunis reportedly caused by broken exit hatch, outdated equipment.

IDF eliminates 2 terrorists who murdered 7 soldiers in Khan Yunis

IAF aircraft directed by the ISA and the 188th Brigade, struck and eliminated the Hamas terrorists Musab Yaser Abdallah Jilban and Abd al-Latif Musa Hajjaj Barbah in the area of Khan Yunis.

IDF destroys junction for terror tunnels in Khan Yunis

Kfir Brigade combat team forces raided an underground complex containing terror tunnels and destroyed a route 2.5 km long connecting Khan Yunis and Rafah.

Fallen soldiers laid to rest

'We won't forget your smile and good-heartedness'

Families and friends mourned five of the seven fallen IDF soldiers in emotional funerals held across Israel, as loved ones paid tribute to their courage, character, and sacrifice following the deadly APC explosion in Khan Yunis.

Investigation into disaster:

Terrorist threw explosive into APC, killing 7 soldiers

An initial investigation into the serious incident in Khan Yunis, where an officer and six soldiers from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion were killed, reveals that the explosive was thrown into the military vehicle by a terrorist who climbed onto the APC.

Major tragedy:

Seven soldiers fell in southern Gaza

Seven soldiers were killed when a terrorist attached an explosive device to their armored vehicle in Khan Yunis, causing it to explode.

Coloring book in Khan Yunis depicts 9/11 attacks

A children's coloring book found by IDF forces in Khan Younis depicts the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and the two planes that crashed into the Twin Towers, journalist Amit Segal reported.

Preventing further disasters

IDF destroys dozens of booby-trapped buildings in Gaza

Paratroopers eliminate dozens of terrorists and uncover major Hamas tunnel network in Khan Yunis, dismantling over 200 terror sites and five tons of explosives.

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IDF locates and extracts corpse of Mohammad Sinwar

New footage shows remains retrieved from beneath Khan Yunis hospital; Sinwar killed alongside Rafah Brigade commander in May strike.

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IDF forces operate in and around Khan Yunis hospital

Troops from the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion, Yahalom, and special units from the Intelligence Directorate and the ISA launched a targeted operation at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.

IDF uncovers:

Hamas command center hidden beneath Gaza’s European Hospital

In dramatic operation, IDF and ISA forces expose Hamas war room and tunnel network used to direct the October 7 massacre - beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.

Numerous underground tunnels neutralized in Khan Yunis

6 Brigades have been operating in Khan Yunis and have eliminated dozens of terrorists and destroyed underground hideouts and hundreds of terrorist infrastructure sites.

New details:

This is how the IDF found the bodies of Gadi and Judi Haggai

Newly released details shed light on the intelligence-led mission that brought the bodies of Gadi and Judi Haggai back from Khan Yunis.

From the soldiers' POV

Watch: IDF activities in southern Khan Yunis

IDF forces eliminate terrorists and dismantle underground infrastructure in ongoing operations targeting Hamas strongholds in southern Gaza.

IDF confirms:

Top Hamas military chief Mohammed Sinwar eliminated in airstrike

IDF confirms May 13 elimination of Mohammed Sinwar, head of Hamas’ military wing and key architect of the October 7th massacre, in a precision strike on an underground command center in Khan Yunis. Two senior commanders were also killed.

Dozens of terrorists elimintated

36th Division leaves Rafah for Khan Yunis

IDF forces, including Golani, Armored, and Kfir Brigades, work alongside Yahalom troops to dismantle extensive terrorist networks and eliminate threats in the Gaza Strip’s Khan Yunis and Rafah areas.

As fighting Intensifies:

IDF orders massive evacuation in southern Gaza

IDF calls on residents of Khan Yunis and surrounding areas to evacuate immediately amid unprecedented offensive targeting terrorist infrastructure.