Gaza city of Khan Younis Khan left unrecognizable in vast destruction following Israel’s offensive

(20 Oct 2025)
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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 20 October 2025
1. Various of destroyed buildings and tents of displaced Palestinians
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Palestinians in Khan Younis and across the Gaza Strip waited anxiously on Monday as two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys traveled to Israel to shore up the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza, a day after the fragile deal was tested by a major flareup of violence.

On Sunday, Israel had threatened to halt shipments of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and its forces killed dozens in strikes there after accusing Hamas militants of killing two soldiers. Israel said late in the day it had resumed enforcing the ceasefire.

Funeral services were held Monday for some of the dozens of people killed earlier by Israeli strikes across the strip.

There was also concern about how much aid Israel is letting into Gaza, which is part of the agreement.

In their Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that sparked the war, Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 people as hostages.

The Israel-Hamas war has killed more than 68,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count.

The ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. Israel has disputed them without providing its own toll.

Thousands more people are missing, according to the Red Cross.

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