Current Date And Time In Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territory
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
06:00:36 EEST
State: Gaza Strip
Currency: Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (EEST)
Population: 173,183
District: Khan Yunis Governorate
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Khan Yunis.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Khan Yunis observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Declaration of Independence Day on November 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Khan Yunis.
This is Palestinian Territory's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Palestinian Territory's country-level and Gaza Strip holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Khan Yunis as anywhere else in Palestinian Territory.
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These are Palestinian Territory's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Palestinian Territory's country and Gaza Strip holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Khan Yunis just as everywhere else in Palestinian Territory.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declaration of Independence Day | November 15 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps |
Khan Yunis's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Palestinian Territory's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Khan Yunis, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 173,183 and running on the Asia/Gaza time zone, Khan Yunis follows Palestinian Territory's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.