Siege of Khan Yunis | |||||||
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Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war | |||||||
Israeli Merkava Mark 4 in Khan Yunis | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Israel |
Hamas | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
37 soldiers killed 1 Namer destroyed Per Hamas: 3 Merkava tanks disabled[19] |
Per Israel: 3,000+ fighters killed[20] | ||||||
390+ civilians killed (per the Palestinian Civil Defence)[21] ~8,000 civilians missing under rubble (Per the Palestinian Civil Defence) [22] |
The battle of Khan Yunis, which evolved into the siege of Khan Yunis in late January 2024,[23] began on 1 December 2023 in the midst of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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