War-Damaged Gaza City Apartment Block Collapses, Killing At Least 14
On Wednesday morning, September 16, 2026, a heavily damaged multistory apartment building collapsed in Gaza City's Al-Sinaa neighborhood, killing at least 14 people and wounding others.[1]
Zaher al-Wahidi of the Gaza Health Ministry said the dead included 12 women and children and at least 15 people were injured.[1] Officials said the building had been partially destroyed by an earlier Israeli strike and was sheltering about six displaced families when it gave way.[1]
The collapse occurred amid a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire and renewed Israeli strikes that have killed other Palestinians this week.[1] Officials say bomb-damaged structures collapsing has become a recurring hazard during the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war.[1]
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- On Wednesday morning, September 16, 2026, a heavily damaged multistory building collapsed in Gaza City’s Al-Sinaa area.
- At least 14 people were killed, including 12 women and children, and at least 15 others were injured, according to Gaza Health Ministry spokesperson Zaher al-Wahidi.
- The building, partially destroyed by an earlier Israeli strike, was housing about six displaced families at the time of the collapse.
- Officials say bomb-damaged structures collapsing has become a recurring hazard during the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war.
- The collapse occurred against the backdrop of a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire and ongoing Israeli strikes that have killed additional Palestinians this week.
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