Second battle of Khan Yunis

Second battle of Khan Yunis
Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war
Date22 July 2024 – 30 July 2024
(1 week and 1 day)[3]
Location
Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Result Israeli withdrawal
Belligerents
 Israel  Hamas
Palestinian Islamic Jihad[1]
Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades[2]
Commanders and leaders
Israel Dan Goldfuss Hamas Mohammed Sinwar[4]
Units involved

 Israel Defense Forces

State of Palestine Palestinian Joint Operations Room

Casualties and losses
Israel Unknown
Per Hamas:
Israel 1 Namer destroyed[8]		 Per Israel:
State of Palestine 150+ militants killed[9]
State of Palestine 300 Palestinian civilians killed[10]
State of Palestine 416+ Palestinian civilians injured[11]
State of Palestine 200 Palestinian civilians missing[12]
State of Palestine 190,000+ Palestinian civilians displaced[13]

The second battle of Khan Yunis was a military engagement in the Gaza Strip that began on 22 July 2024[14] 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.[15][16][17]

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  2. ^ "IRAN UPDATE, JULY 25, 2024". 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Israeli forces quit east Khan Younis, Palestinians recover dozens of bodies". Reuters. 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/order-battle-hamas%E2%80%99-izz-al-din-al-qassem-brigades-part-2
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  8. ^ "Qassam and al-Quds Brigades claim attacks on Israeli military". Al Jazeera. 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Israeli army says Khan Younis invasion complete". Al Jazeera. 30 July 2024.
  10. ^ https://aje.io/7tvo9m?update=3080855
  11. ^ https://aje.io/bo0wuu?update=3068295
  12. ^ "Israeli army says Khan Younis invasion complete". Al Jazeera. 30 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Israeli army says Khan Younis invasion complete". Al Jazeera. 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ "IDF orders evacuation of part of Gaza safe zone, says Hamas deeply embedded in area". The Times of Israel. 22 July 2024.
  15. ^ 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 "Israeli military says it has withdrawn forces from Khan Younis after months of fighting".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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (25 July 2024). "IDF names 5th hostage whose body was recovered by troops in Gaza as Ravid Katz". The Times of Israel.
  17. ^ "IDF ends active ground invasion, completely withdraws from southern Gaza". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-08.