Displaced Palestinians return to Bani Suhayla and neighbouring towns east of Khan Yunis following reports of Israeli forces withdrawing from the area in the southern Gaza Strip. (Image: AFP)
The Gazan civil defence agency said that some of the Palestinian bodies recovered from Khan Yunis had started decomposing.
Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that around 300 people were killed in an Israeli operation in and around Khan Yunis, with some bodies already decomposing.
The Israeli military initiated the assault on July 22 to stop rocket fire from the region, which had previous conflicts earlier this year.
Last week, Israel confirmed the retrieval of five bodies of Israelis killed during previous attacks.
On Tuesday, the military announced the completion of its operation in Khan Yunis, eliminating over 150 terrorists and destroying terrorist infrastructure.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)