October 2025 Hamas raid in Khan Yunis
| October 2025 Hamas raid in Khan Yunis | |||||||
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| Part of the 2025 Khan Yunis offensive, the societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war, and the Fatah–Hamas conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hamas Government |
Al-Mujaida clan Counter-Terrorism Strike Force Israel | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
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Per Asharq al-Awsat: 250 operatives Per the NYT: 100 operatives Per the BBC: 50 operatives | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Per Hamas: 2 operatives killed (by the Al-Mujaida clan) Per the BBC and the CSF: 11 operatives killed (by the Al-Mujaida clan) Per local medical sources: At least 16 operatives killed (by the IDF) Per the IDF: ~20 operatives killed (by the IDF) |
Per the BBC: 5 clan members killed (by Hamas) Per the CSF: 1 clan member killed (by Hamas) Per the Al-Mujaida clan: 1 clan member killed inside Nasser Hospital (by Hamas) Per local medical sources: 2 clan members killed (by the IDF) Per KAN: 6 clan members taken prisoner by Hamas | ||||||
| Unknown number of Palestinian civilians killed | |||||||
On 3 October 2025, Hamas forces carried out a large-scale raid in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, targeting the Mujaida clan. Clashes broke out, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli-backed Counter-Terrorism Strike Force (CTSF), a local anti-Hamas armed group, reportedly involving themselves in the fighting. Accounts of the course of events during the raid vary significantly.
Accounts of casualties in the fighting also vary, but sources from both sides confirmed deaths among both Hamas operatives and Al-Mujaida clan members.