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LEBANON: IDF tells residents of dozens of southern villages to avoid returning to their homes until further notice ■ ISRAEL: American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra killed on Oct. 7, IDF says ■ GAZA: IDF strike kills at least 15 in northern Gaza, medics report; IDF intercepts rocket launched from Khan Yunis ■ IRAN: U.S. ships intercepted Iran-backed Houthi attacks on U.S. navy ships in Gulf of Aden, CENTCOM says ■ SYRIA: At least 25 killed over past day, including ten children, opposition says

Eyewitnesses said infantry entered Khan Yunis, supported by artillery and airstrikes, while local reports said the military arrested dozens at a hospital in northern Gaza

The IDF announced it would operate in Khan Yunis for a third time, a day after telling some residents to evacuate the city

The Israeli army once again called on residents of many Khan Yunis neighborhoods to leave toward the Mawasi safe zone. Gaza-based emergency services claim that at least 15 people were killed in Israeli strikes on two schools in Shujaiyeh on Thursday, with at least 30 wounded

Four soldiers wounded, two in serious condition, in car ramming attack near Ramla in central Israel ■ Israeli cabinet okays extension of IDF mandatory service from 32 to 36 months to deal with manpower shortage ■ Hamas says military chief Mohammed Deif is 'fine' after Khan Yunis attack on Saturday ■ Hamas sources say talks ongoing after conflicting reports that negotiations were shut down after attack ■ Sirens sound in northern Israel

Palestinians report at least 29 killed, dozens wounded in strike on school compound near Gaza's Khan Yunis ■ MDA Medical Services: Two killed from direct rocket hit to vehicles in northern Israel's Golan area ■ IDF says it intercepted two drones which crossed into Israel from Lebanon ■ Syrian army reports Israel attacked Iranian-linked targets in northern Syria, no casualties

Despite some Israeli troop pullback, the Gaza Strip is still seeing significant fighting. These images show the vast damage in Khan Yunis over the last several weeks

  The IDF said on Wednesday that its elite forces in Khan Yunis's Hamad neighborhood eliminated about 100 terrorists. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Raids on high-rise buildings combined with more than 100 airstrikes in the area resulted in operational successes. The Egoz, Maglan, and Givati elite units arrested many terrorists, including […]

As pressure on the Netanyahu government to secure a hostage deal mounts, the Israeli army embarks on one of its most significant offensives in months in the city of Khan Yunis, where Hamas leaders are suspected to be holed up alongside by Israeli hostages

Khan Yunis, the largest city in southern Gaza and a Hamas stronghold, has been the center of fighting in recent weeks. The intensifying battle is complicated by thousands of civilians, who Israel is encouraging to move south to Rafah

The Palestinian Red Crescent reorted that the IDF was preventing them from reaching the areas bombarded, inlcuding medical centers. The Israeli army stated that the forces 'continue fighting against terrorist targets in the Khan Yunis region'

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Senior Hamas figures and many headquarters are located in Khan Yunis and, according to estimates, it is where the organization is running its forces in the Gaza Strip. A top IDF commander said that the past 24 hours of fighting have been 'the most intense since the war began'