Conflict & Security
War-damaged Gaza City building collapses on displaced families, killing 21
September 17, 2026 at 02:58 AM
Coverage
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 20 hours
يواليوم السابع
صحة غزة: 5 شهداء فى قصف إسرائيلي و21 ضحايا انهيار مبنى سكنى - اليوم السابع
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MAMasrawy
بعد 15 ساعة.. انتهاء البحث والإنقاذ في موقع انهيار عمارة السعادة بغزة | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera English
‘Nowhere to go’: Gaza’s damaged buildings turn deadly
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
حين تتحول "السعادة" في غزة من سكن إلى مقبرة
(opens the publisher’s site)A war-damaged residential building in Gaza City collapsed on displaced families before dawn Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring 45, Gaza authorities said.
- Gaza authorities said 101 people were inside the al-Saada building when it collapsed before dawn Wednesday, leaving 21 dead and 45 injured.
- Search and rescue operations ended after more than 15 hours, supported by the Egyptian committee, the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNDP and OCHA.
- Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said teams had warned residents the building was unsafe, but families stayed because no alternative shelter existed.
- Civil Defense estimates some 2,000 inhabited war-damaged buildings across Gaza are at risk of collapse with winter approaching.