Siege of Khan Yunis

Siege of Khan Yunis
	Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war
	; Israeli Merkava Mark 4 in Khan Yunis
Date	1 December 2023 – 7 April 2024; (4 months and 6 days); Siege: 23 January – 7 April 2024; (2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip
Result	Israeli withdrawal from southern Gaza; Israeli failure to defeat Hamas in Khan Yunis; Hamas remains combat effective;
Belligerents
Israel	Hamas; Allies: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) ; PFLP ; DFLP ; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades ; PRC ; Palestinian Mujahideen Movement ;
Units involved
Israel Defense Forces 98th Paratroopers Division 35th Paratroopers Brigade; 55th Paratroopers Brigade; Oz Brigade Duvdevan Unit; Maglan Unit; Egoz Unit; ; ; 7th Armored Brigade; Givati Brigade; Kfir Brigade; Kiryati Brigade; 5th Brigade; Golani Brigade 12th Battalion; ;	al-Qassam Brigades Khan Younis Brigade North Khan Younis Battalion; South Khan Younis Battalion; Eastern (Khan Younis) Battalion; ; Al-Quds Brigades; Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades ; National Resistance Brigades ; Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades ; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades ; Mujahideen Brigades ;
Casualties and losses
37 soldiers killed; 1 Namer destroyed; Per Hamas:; 3 Merkava tanks disabled	Unknown; Per Israel:; 3,000+ fighters killed
	390+ civilians killed (per the Palestinian Civil Defence); ~8,000 civilians missing under rubble (Per the Palestinian Civil Defence)

The battle of Khan Yunis, which evolved into the siege of Khan Yunis in late January,^[25] began on 1 December 2023 in the midst of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.

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^ Breaking : Israeli Military Units Withdrew From Gaza Strip, 7 April 2024
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^ Yonah, Jeremy Bob (7 April 2024). "IDF withdraws advancing troops from the Gaza Strip - report". Jerusalem Post.
^ Israeli military pulls troops from southern Gaza, 7 April 2024
^ Israel’s war on Gaza live: Army division reportedly retreats from the south, 7 April 2024
^ Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month, 7 April 2024
^ Cotovio, Vasco (7 April 2024). "Israeli military says it has withdrawn forces from Khan Younis after months of fighting". CNN.
^ "It's Clearer Than Ever: Israel's War Has Failed Catastrophically". 9 August 2024. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Israel launches assault on Khan Younis after previously claiming it destroyed Hamas there". PBS. 9 August 2024.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Institute for the Study of War".
^ "كمين الأبرار .. القسام يعرض مشاهد لعملية نوعية ضدالاحتلال شرق خانيونس (شاهد)". 9 April 2024.
^ "דובר צה"ל: כוחותינו פועלים באופן ממוקד בח'אן יונס לחיסול תשתיות ומחבלי חמאס". 29 January 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
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^ "الجزيرة ترافق الدفاع المدني خلال انتشاله جثامين شهداء في خان يونس".
^ "IDF: Completed Siege of Khan Yunis; Hezbollah: Attacked Airbase in Israel's North". Haaretz.

[auto1-1] "Institute for the Study of War".

[2] "Institute for the Study of War".

[Al_Aqsa_M_B-3] "كتائب القسام تعلن استهداف 18 جنديا وتدمير 24 آلية إسرائيلية". Al Mamlaka. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

[4] "Iran Update, December 6, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. 6 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[auto7-5] "Institute for the Study of War".

[6] "More than 180 killed as Israel resumes Gaza assault". Al Jazeera. 1 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[7] "Israeli military 'encircles' Khan Younis after 24 soldiers killed in Gaza".

[8] Breaking : Israeli Military Units Withdrew From Gaza Strip, 7 April 2024

[9] "IDF withdraws all ground troops from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the enclave". The times of Israel. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[auto5-10] Yonah, Jeremy Bob (7 April 2024). "IDF withdraws advancing troops from the Gaza Strip - report". Jerusalem Post.

[11] Israeli military pulls troops from southern Gaza, 7 April 2024

[12] Israel’s war on Gaza live: Army division reportedly retreats from the south, 7 April 2024

[auto3-13] Israel ‘pulls out troops’ from southern Gaza as attacks enter seventh month, 7 April 2024

[auto6-14] Cotovio, Vasco (7 April 2024). "Israeli military says it has withdrawn forces from Khan Younis after months of fighting". CNN.

[15] "It's Clearer Than Ever: Israel's War Has Failed Catastrophically". 9 August 2024. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[16] "Israel launches assault on Khan Younis after previously claiming it destroyed Hamas there". PBS. 9 August 2024.

[ISWMarch9-17] Cite error: The named reference ISWMarch9 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[auto4-18] "Institute for the Study of War".

[auto2-19] "Institute for the Study of War".

[auto-20] "Institute for the Study of War".

[21] "كمين الأبرار .. القسام يعرض مشاهد لعملية نوعية ضدالاحتلال شرق خانيونس (شاهد)". 9 April 2024.

[22] "דובר צה"ל: כוחותינו פועלים באופן ממוקד בח'אן יונס לחיסול תשתיות ומחבלי חמאס". 29 January 2024 – via www.youtube.com.

[23] "الحرب على غزة.. مقبرة جماعية بخان يونس والاحتلال يقر خططا لمواصلة العمليات بالقطاع". aljazeera.

[24] "الجزيرة ترافق الدفاع المدني خلال انتشاله جثامين شهداء في خان يونس".

[25] "IDF: Completed Siege of Khan Yunis; Hezbollah: Attacked Airbase in Israel's North". Haaretz.

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