| Second battle of Khan Yunis | |||||||
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| Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad[1] Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades[2] | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Dan Goldfuss |
Mohammed Sinwar[4] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Unknown Per Hamas: 1 Namer destroyed[8] |
Per Israel: 150+ militants killed[9] | ||||||
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Per Palestinian sources:
190,000+ Palestinians displaced[12] | |||||||
The second battle of Khan Yunis was a military engagement in the Gaza Strip that began on 22 July 2024[13] as part of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war. It marked the return of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to the Khan Yunis area inside the Gaza Strip after a previous battle and siege which lasted from December 2023 to April 2024 and ended with an Israeli withdrawal.[14][15][16]
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- ^ "Qassam and al-Quds Brigades claim attacks on Israeli military". Al Jazeera. 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Israeli army says Khan Younis invasion complete". Al Jazeera. 30 July 2024.
- ^ https://aje.io/7tvo9m?update=3080855
- ^ https://aje.io/bo0wuu?update=3068295
- ^ a b "Israeli army says Khan Younis invasion complete". Al Jazeera. 30 July 2024.
- ^ "IDF orders evacuation of part of Gaza safe zone, says Hamas deeply embedded in area". The Times of Israel. 22 July 2024.
- ^ Picheta, Vasco Cotovio, Rob (2024-04-07). "Israeli military says it has withdrawn forces from Khan Younis after months of fighting". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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