The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/khan-younis/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Khan Younis | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/khan-younis/ 32 32 Gazans resort to makeshift toilets amid sanitation crisis in Strip’s vast tent camps https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazans-resort-to-makeshift-toilets-amid-sanitation-crisis-in-strips-vast-tent-camps/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:59:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837849 Without a single normal toilet in the camps, residents are forced to use communal latrines or dig their own; efforts by aid groups to supply solutions are limited, while officials blame Hamas for holding up reconstruction

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]]> Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children and spreading disease https://www.timesofisrael.com/rats-infest-gazas-tent-camps-biting-children-and-spreading-disease/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:30:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3813965 IDF kills Hamas operative allegedly planning attacks on troops, three reported dead in separate airstrike; Israeli NGO petitions for release of Gazan doctors held without charges

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]]> IDF says senior Hamas intel operative who helped plan Oct. 7 killed in Gaza strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-senior-hamas-intel-operative-who-helped-plan-oct-7-killed-in-gaza-strike/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:38:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3812574 Iyad Shambari served as operations chief in terror group's intelligence division; separately, 9-year-old killed in strike targeting man who 'posed immediate threat' to troops

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]]> IDF says it struck Hamas operatives after gunmen emerged from tunnel in Rafah https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-struck-hamas-operatives-after-gunmen-emerged-from-tunnel-in-rafah/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:51:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3763880 Terror group says several of its police officers killed in strikes that targeted stations in central and southern Gaza, accuses Israel of ceasefire violation 'under false pretenses'

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]]> IDF soldier killed in ‘friendly fire’ incident in southern Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-soldier-killed-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-southern-gaza/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:09:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3756963 Initial military probe finds Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe was killed near Yellow Line in Khan Younis area around 2 a.m. after being mistakenly identified as part of enemy forces

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]]> Doctors Without Borders suspends activities at Gaza hospital due to presence of gunmen https://www.timesofisrael.com/doctors-without-borders-suspends-activities-at-gaza-hospital-due-to-presence-of-gunmen/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:42:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3754329 Aid group says incidents, including suspected weapons transfers, have increased since ceasefire; statement marks 1st time international group confirmed gunmen in Gaza hospitals

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]]> IDF says it hit Hamas arms depot after issuing evacuation warning for Gaza City building https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-hit-hamas-arms-depot-after-issuing-evacuation-warning-for-gaza-city-building/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:02:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3749552 Military says it carried out strike on residential building and targeted weapon production site in Khan Younis overnight in response to attack on troops in northern Strip

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]]> IDF has demolished over 2,500 buildings in Gaza since start of ceasefire – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-has-demolished-over-2500-buildings-in-gaza-since-start-of-ceasefire-report/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:57:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3732486 NYT says Israel destroying buildings past Yellow Line, quotes Gazan as saying Hamas 'militarized civilian spaces,' gave IDF 'pretext'; army kills 3 armed men in Khan Younis strike

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]]> Head of Gaza militia claims killing of senior Hamas cop https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-gaza-militia-claims-killing-of-senior-hamas-cop/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:19:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3732087 Hamas-controlled interior ministry says Lt. Col. Mahmoud al-Astal was slain by 'agents of the Israeli occupation' near Khan Younis

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]]> Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy https://www.timesofisrael.com/mass-wedding-in-gaza-celebrates-new-life-after-years-of-war-and-tragedy/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:24:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3703295 'Despite everything that has happened, we will begin a new life,' groom Hikmat Lawwa says. 'I used to dream of having a home, a job. Today, my dream is to find a tent to live in'

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]]> Brothers, 8 and 11, killed in south Gaza strike; IDF: ‘Suspects’ crossed Yellow Line https://www.timesofisrael.com/brothers-8-and-11-killed-in-south-gaza-strike-idf-suspects-crossed-yellow-line/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 17:07:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3700736 Uncle of Juma and Fadi Abu Asi says they were killed while searching for firewood in IDF-held territory; army says troops in Rafah also eliminated 'terrorist'

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]]> IDF says troops killed 4 gunmen, captured 2 others who emerged from Rafah tunnel https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-troops-killed-4-gunmen-captured-2-others-who-emerged-from-rafah-tunnel/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:39:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698526 Army strikes sniper in northern Gaza who was planning 'imminent' attack on soldiers, also says it targeted two terror operatives who crossed ceasefire line in south of Strip

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]]> IDF: Troops killed 6 Hamas operatives who emerged from Rafah tunnels, nabbed another 5 https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-killed-6-hamas-operatives-who-emerged-from-rafah-tunnels-nabbed-another-5/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:23:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3694368 Army scanning area to locate additional gunmen; security cabinet said to appoint Sa'ar, Levin, Smotrich and Ben Gvir to oversee Gaza truce's next stage; UN says flow of food aid insufficient

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]]> Hamas navy chief and captor of hostages both killed in IDF airstrikes in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatar-warns-strikes-on-gaza-threaten-to-upend-ceasefire-five-said-killed-in-latest-violence/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:59:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693403 Strikes came after terror operatives attacked IDF troops; Qatar warns strikes threaten ceasefire; IDF says forces opened fire on terror operatives who crossed Yellow Line

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]]> Holding down Gaza’s Yellow Line, IDF says ‘Hamas tests us daily’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/holding-down-gazas-yellow-line-idf-says-hamas-tests-us-daily/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:33:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3692358 Close to line marking army redeployment, spokesman says terror group is rearming, committing 'hundreds' of violations in fragile first phase of Gaza plan

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