Thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in Khan Younis, after the Israeli military said it had completed a week-long operation in the southern Gaza city, Paralel.Az reports citing BBC.

Israeli troops re-entered the city last week after officials said that Hamas was attempting "to reassemble its forces there". Some 150,000 Palestinians were forced to flee their homes ahead of the operation, two UN agencies said.

On Tuesday, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) officials said more than 150 gunmen had been killed during the week long offensive.

But the Hamas-run Gaza media office said at least 250 Palestinians were killed and more than 300 injured during the fighting. Thirty more remain missing, they said.