At least 20 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
- 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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By Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman and Billy Stockwell, CNN At least 20 people, including several children, died after the collapse of a war-damaged residential building in Gaza City on Wednesday morning, and dozens more are feared to be trapped under rubble, local authorities reported.
The building that collapsed was "directly targeted" during the war between Israel and Hamas, according to the Gaza press office.
In the building damaged by Israeli airstrikes, displaced families had sought refuge. According to the civil protection, nearly 100 people are still suspected under the rubble.
Gaza building damaged by Israeli strikes collapses, killing at least 20
At least 20 people, including five children, were killed after a six-storey residential building damaged during the war collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday, according to Palestinian rescue officials. Dozens of people remained missing as emergency crews searched the rubble with limited equipment. The building in the Tal al-Hawa area housed several displaced families despite warnings that it was unsafe. Local residents said about 10 families had b…
The collapse of an apartment building in Gaza that was damaged in previous Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people, including five children, on Wednesday, and dozens more disappeared without knowledge, the Gaza Civil Protection Service said.
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