2025 Khan Yunis offensive
| 2025 Khan Yunis offensive | ||||||||
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| Part of Operation Gideon's Chariots (until 4 August 2025), the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war, the Hamas–Popular Forces conflict, and the Fatah–Hamas conflict | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Israeli-backed groups
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Khanidak clan Barbakh clan | |||||||
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Yaniv Asor Moran Omer Guy Levy Yasser Abu Shabab Hossam al-Astal |
Izz al-Din al-Haddad Muhammad Abu Shamala X |
Yasser Khanidak Unknown Barbakh clan leader | ||||||
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| Armed clansmen | ||||||||
The 2025 Khan Yunis offensive was a major military engagement that began on 26 May 2025 as part of the broader Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip launched in May 2025, known as Operation Gideon's Chariots, during the ongoing Gaza war. It marked the fourth time that Israel invaded Khan Yunis since the beginning of the war.
Following weeks of operations in Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a renewed incursion into Khan Yunis. The operation targeted Hamas fighters, positions, infrastructure, and tunnel networks in the city. Several local anti-Hamas armed groups also involved themselves in the fighting.
Following the implementation of a ceasefire on 10 October 2025, the offensive stopped and Israeli forces withdrew from parts of Khan Yunis.