At least 20 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
Rescuers searched for survivors as officials said 21 people, including 11 children, were killed and more than 90 were believed trapped.
- A multistory building housing displaced families collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 15, according to Shifa Hospital.
- The structure had sustained significant damage during the Israel-Hamas war, and authorities had previously issued safety warnings regarding the building's condition.
- Civil defense crews are searching for more than 60 missing people, utilizing bulldozers and manual labor to locate survivors despite a lack of heavy machinery.
- Raed Al-Dahshan, director of the Gaza City civil defense service, said, "We are still hearing voices from under the rubble, so there is still hope to find people," while at least four children were among the dead.
- The local rescue service reports about 2,000 damaged buildings currently house families, with approximately 400 structures at risk of collapse, leaving displaced residents vulnerable to sudden structural failures.
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Several children are among the dead. Nearly a hundred people are believed to be still trapped in the ruins.
According to Palestinian sources, at least 20 people were killed in a building collapse in Gaza City, which had previously been damaged by Israeli attacks.
Twenty people died, including five children, and dozens are missing after the collapse of a six-storey building in Gaza City.
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Photos show rescuers recovering bodies after strike-damaged building collapses in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — People carried bodies Wednesday as machines cleared rubble from a Gaza City building that collapsed after Israeli strikes left it unstable. Reconstruction remains stalled as Israel demands Hamas disarm, with few excavators allowed in.
At least 20 people were killed in the collapse of a residential building damaged by air raids in the Gaza Strip.
In the Gaza Strip there is a devastating disaster in the early morning: a house damaged by an Israeli airstrike collapses over sleeping people. Among the dead are eleven children, the number of victims could increase significantly.
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