Khan Yunis Camp ( ) , 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 , the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics recorded a population of 37,705 in the 2007 census . 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 . 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
about 275 people were killed
Khan Yunis massacre
Khan Yunis Camp