Khan Yunis

Israel kills Hamas finance chief in airstrike on Gaza's Khan Yunis, Katz says

"We will not allow Hamas to rebuild its strength, and we will not stop until there is no Hamas in Gaza," said Katz.

Palestinians inspect a vehicle hit by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 23, 2026
An IDF graphic showing the Nukhba terrorist Jihad Samih Mahmoud Ismail.

IDF kills Hamas Nukhba commander involved in October 7 hostage abductions

The commander of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade who was reportedly killed in an IDF strike September 11, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade commander in Gaza Strip air strike

People gather to welcome Palestinian terrorists released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal, outside the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025

Hamas using Nasser Hospital as interrogation, torture center in Gaza, IDF says


Who are Hamas’s adversaries in Gaza? - opinion

The Radaa Force, Abu Shabab’s Popular Forces, and Hussam al-Astal’s Counter-Terrorism Strike Force are worth keeping an eye on as possible allies

Displaced Palestinians walk past tents and destroyed buildings near the beachfront in Gaza City in August.

IDF strikes Hamas cell in Khan Yunis as gag order hits Vienna disappearance probe

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise. 

The Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026.

Hamas' denial of October 7 opens a new front in its existential war against Israel - opinion

If Netanyahu is replaced on October 27, Israel's next government should recognize that preserving the historical record has become a strategic imperative.

Piers Morgan interviews Hamas official Ghazi Hamad on his show 'Piers Morgan Uncensored.'

UN reports nearly 9,300 chickenpox cases amid overcrowding in Gaza

Data provided to news agencies indicated that the number of reported infections had reached nearly 9,300, with more than half of the cases identified in Khan Yunis.

Displaced Palestinian children play in water as they shelter at a school on a hot day, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist who took IDF soldiers' remains hostage during Oct. 7 massacre

Hussam al-Shafie infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim and abducted Col. Asaf Hamami, St.-Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, and Sgt. Kiril Drodski's remains, taking them into the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

IDF strikes over 300 Hezbollah sites, kills five Gaza terrorists, captures 50 suspects in West Bank

In addition, the IDF operated to combat smuggling along Israel's eastern and western borders.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.

IDF strikes Hamas's naval police headquarters, kills several terrorists

The facility was used to rebuild Hamas's military strength, and also for advancing and executing attacks against IDF troops, under the cover of a ceasefire, according to an IDF report.

Palestinians inspect damage after alleged Israeli air strikes on apartment buildings on June 4, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza.

Several figures emerge as next leaders of Hamas in Gaza, but who will end up leading? - analysis

Although Hamas only controls half of Gaza, it still runs the lives of 2 million civilians and seeks out new leadership amid targeted eliminations by the IDF.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

IDF kills leader of central Hamas funds network who transferred millions to military wing

The IDF killed Ihab Khrizim, leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, in a strike on Khan Yunis, the military announced on Thursday. 

 Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.

Hamas ramping up 'psychological warfare' on Gazans, Khan Yunis militia leader tells 'Post'

"People are tired of Hamas. They’ve had enough," Khan Yunis militia leader Hussam al-Astal told the Post.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike at the Ghaith Camp west of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 31, 2026