On 2 December 2023, after a week-long trucecessation thatof tookthe placefighting duringin the [[Israel–Hamas war]], the [[Israel Defense Forces]] began their siege on [[Khan Yunis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza After Truce Ends, Sirens Warning of Hamas Rockets Heard |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-airstrikes-hit-gaza-after-truce-ends-sirens-warning-of-hamas-rockets-heard |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=[[PBS]] |date=1 December 2023}}</ref> theThe [[Israeli Air Force]] conducted five airstrikes within the space of two minutes, leveling nearly the entire neighbourhood.<ref name="Strike"/> A total of fifty targets in the district and in neighbouring [[al-Qarara]] were hit by airstrikes and artillery within the space of six minutes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varshalomidze |first1=Tamila |title=Residents Trapped in Khan Younis's Hamad City and al-Qarara Appeal For Evacuation|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/3/israels-war-on-gaza-live-every-minute-counts-as-hunger-kills-in-gaza?update=2745539 |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |date=3 December 2024}}</ref> Residents were warned to leave the area via [[Airborne leaflet propaganda|leaflets]] before the strikes commenced.<ref>{{cite news |last1=El-Bursh |first1=Adnan |last2=Gribben|first2=Paul|title=In Pictures: Development Near Southern City Hit By Israeli Strikes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67584895?pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:2cb6486c-2518-4057-85d9-b771ec9e192b&pinned_post_asset_id=6569f9f087855b2dac7d2cda&pinned_post_type=share |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=[[BBC]] |date=2 December 2023}}</ref>