<article data-history-node-id="429998" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/85-percent-khan-younis-flattened-israeli-attacks" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/85-percent-khan-younis-flattened-israeli-attacks" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">85 percent of Khan Younis flattened by Israeli attacks</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The mayor of the southern&nbsp;Khan Younis governorate in Gaza has reported that 85 percent of the area has been levelled by Israeli attacks.</p> <p>He added that some 400,000 tonnes of rubble must be removed before any reconstruction work can begin.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Khan younis ceasefire" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="e3d46a9b-7797-4f2e-ad4c-997a6c583904" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/khan%20younis.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="Khan younis ceasefire" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A Palestinian boy walks among rubble following Israeli forces' withdrawal from the area in the southern Gaza Strip October 11, 2025 (REUTERS)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5) url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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