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A deadly building collapse has killed at least 12 people in Gaza City on 16 September, according to Shifa Hospital, after a multi-storey building housing displaced families came down.
The building was previously damaged by an Israeli strike, the local rescue service said. Its fall underscored the precarious conditions of those living among the enclave’s ruins.
NYTimes – World A deadly building collapse has killed at least 12 people in Gaza City on 16 September, according to Shifa Hospital, after a multi-storey building housing displaced families came down.
A war-damaged multi-storey building in Gaza City collapsed on 16 September while housing about 10 displaced families, killing at least 16 people (some reports say at least 20) and leaving dozens of people, including children, missing or trapped beneath the rubble.
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New reporting cites at least 20 fatalities, including six children, creating a conflict with the earlier reported death toll of at least 16.
NYTimes – World A deadly building collapse has killed at least 12 people in Gaza City on 16 September, according to Shifa Hospital, after a multi-storey building housing displaced families came down.
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