Khan Younis
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GazaGaza Couple Separated by Prison Then Killed in Strike
Ramzi Abu Rida spent fifteen years in Israeli prisons before marrying his cousin Sumaya, only to be killed four years later in an Israeli strike.
GazaGazans Rebuild Homes Using Mud and Rubble Amid Blockade
Palestinians in Gaza use clay and salvaged materials to construct shelters as Israel blocks conventional building supplies.
HealthGaza's wounded ask who decides which patients get to leave
They have gathered outside the Nasser Medical Complex most Sundays for about eight months. Monday's demand was not for speed but for the criteria: tell us how the evacuation list is ordered.
GazaFive killed in two days, among them a farmer at al-Musaddar
Shells fired from armoured vehicles killed a man working land east of Deir al-Balah, and a strike on the western side of Khan Younis killed another the next day.
GazaDrone strike at al-Qarara kills three men of one family
Two brothers and their cousin were killed outside their home north of Khan Younis, part of a day in which five deaths were reported across the Gaza Strip.
RightsA year on, Mariam Abu Dagga's killing is still unexplained
The journalist died with at least five colleagues at Nasser Medical Complex; the Israeli military says its own review is still running, and her family wants an independent inquiry.
HealthChildren who lost limbs learn to swim at a pool in al-Mawasi
A rehabilitation programme takes about 30 children at a time, starting each session with psychological support and ending it in the water.
GazaShells hit a Khan Younis home, gunfire wounds a woman at Nuseirat
Three more people were wounded in Khan Younis a day earlier and a child was hurt by an explosion north of Gaza City, as fire fell on camp streets and residential blocks over two nights.
Man killed south of Khan Younis was handcuffed, Red Crescent says
Ibrahim Mohammed Kawar'a, 29, was shot on Friday evening at Qizan al-Najjar and his body was taken to the Nasser Medical Complex. No account has been given of when he was detained or why he was shot while in restraints.
RightsRights centre documents dozens of attacks on Gaza's police
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights says officers doing civilian work keep their protection in law, and reports the pre-dawn seizure of a policeman and a security worker in Khan Younis. Families in the Strip have set up committees to stand with the force.
GazaArtillery fire injures Palestinians in eastern Gaza City
A second shell set a house alight near the al-Sanafour intersection, ten months into a ceasefire under which 1,262 people have been killed.
Rights35 detainees from Gaza released through Kerem Abu Salem crossing
Palestinian prisoner organisations put the number still held at about 9,400, some 1,320 of them from Gaza.
GazaDrone strike on a tent west of Khan Younis kills one and injures six
The Health Ministry has counted 1,262 people killed since the ceasefire took effect in October.