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Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality Khan Yunis Camp (Arabic: مخيم خان يونس, also spelled Khan Younis Camp) is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Khan Yunis Governorate just west of the city of Khan Yunis and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern Gaza Strip. While UNRWA states that there were approximately 72,000 Palestinian refugees living in the camp in 2010,^[1] the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics recorded a population of 37,705 in the 2007 census.^[2]

Khan Yunis Camp was established after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, accommodating roughly 35,000 Palestinian refugees. On 3 November 1956 the camp and city of Khan Yunis were occupied by the Israeli Army. In the ensuing operation, about 275 people were killed, including 140 refugees from the camp. Residents state that most of the casualties occurred after hostilities had ended with the army searching houses for suspected armed men. However, Israeli authorities stated the casualties were a result of resistance by the camp's residents.^[3]

UNRWA initiated construction projects in the camp in the early 2000s, but work was halted by the Hamas take-over of the territory. UNRWA envisaged the construction of least 10,000 housing units.^[1]

Notable residents

Mohammed Assaf

References

^ ^a ^b Khan Younis Refugee Camp Profile. UNRWA. 2010.
^ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). 2009. p. 63.
^ Special Report of the Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Covering the period 1 November 1956 to mid-December 1956. UNISPAL. 1956-12-15.

[UNRWA-1] Khan Younis Refugee Camp Profile. UNRWA. 2010.

[2] 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). 2009. p. 63.

[3] Special Report of the Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Covering the period 1 November 1956 to mid-December 1956. UNISPAL. 1956-12-15.

[UNRWA-CampProfiles-4] "Camp Profiles". unrwa.org. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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 Khan Yunis Camp was established after the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]], accommodating roughly 35,000 Palestinian refugees. On 3 November 1956 the camp and city of Khan Yunis were occupied by the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Army]]. In the ensuing operation, about 275 people were killed, including 140 refugees from the camp. Residents state that most of the casualties occurred after hostilities had ended with the army searching houses for suspected armed men. However, Israeli authorities stated the casualties were a result of resistance by the camp's residents.<ref>[http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/6558F61D3DB6BD4505256593006B06BE Special Report of the Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Covering the period 1 November 1956 to mid-December 1956]. [[UNISPAL]]. 1956-12-15.</ref>
-According to [[UNRWA]] several of the camp's residents have lost their homes as a result of operations by the Israeli military. UNRWA began reconstruction efforts in the early 2000s, but work has largely been halted due to the blockade imposed by [[Israel]] on the [[Gaza Strip]] following the [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|Hamas take-over]] of the territory after battles with rival faction [[Fatah]]. UNRWA states that at least 10,000 housing units are in need of reconstruction.<ref name="UNRWA"/>
+UNRWA initiated construction projects in the camp in the early 2000s, but work was halted by the [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|Hamas take-over]] of the territory. UNRWA envisaged the construction of least 10,000 housing units.<ref name="UNRWA"/>
 ==Notable residents==
 *[[Mohammed Assaf]]