Siege of Khan Yunis

Siege of Khan Yunis
	Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war
	; Israeli Merkava Mark 4 in Khan Yunis
Date	1 December 2023 – 7 April 2024; (4 months and 6 days); Siege: 23 January – 7 April 2024; (2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip
Result	Israeli withdrawal from southern Gaza; Hamas remains combat effective;
Belligerents
Israel	Hamas; Allies: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) ; PFLP ; DFLP ; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades ; PRC ; Palestinian Mujahideen Movement ;
Units involved
Israel Defense Forces Israeli Ground Forces 98th Paratroopers Division 35th Paratroopers Brigade; 55th Paratroopers Brigade; Oz Brigade Duvdevan Unit; Maglan Unit; Egoz Unit; ; ; 7th Armored Brigade; Givati Brigade; Kfir Brigade; Kiryati Brigade; 5th Brigade; Golani Brigade 12th Battalion; ; ; Israeli Air Force; ;	Palestinian Joint Operations Room al-Qassam Brigades Khan Yunis Brigade; North Khan Yunis Battalion; South Khan Yunis Battalion; Eastern (Khan Yunis) Battalion; ; Al-Quds Brigades; Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades; National Resistance Brigades; Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades; Mujahideen Brigades; ;
Casualties and losses
37 soldiers killed; 1 Namer destroyed; Per Hamas:; 3 Merkava tanks disabled	Per Israel:; 3,000+ fighters killed
	390+ civilians killed (per the Palestinian Civil Defence); ~8,000 civilians missing under rubble (Per the Palestinian Civil Defence)

The battle of Khan Yunis, which evolved into the siege of Khan Yunis in late January 2024, began on 1 December 2023 in the midst of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.