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Children Among Dead After Gaza Building Collapse, Families Trapped
A building in Gaza City collapsed while many displaced families were inside.
Children were among the people who died.
Nearly 100 people were reported trapped under the broken building.
The building had already been damaged by earlier Israeli strikes.
Rescue workers searched through the rubble for survivors.
They were still trying to find people who might be alive.
At least 10 families had been living there.
A civil defense official said there was still hope of rescuing people.
Children were among those killed when a building collapsed in Gaza City.
Nearly 100 people were reportedly trapped beneath the rubble.
The building had been damaged during earlier Israeli strikes.
Displaced Palestinian families had been using the building as shelter.
Rescue workers continued searching, while officials said at least 10 families had lived there.
- Who
- Displaced Palestinian families, including children; rescue workers; and Gaza City's civil defense service.
- What
- A damaged building collapsed, killing people and trapping nearly 100 others beneath rubble.
- Where
- Gaza City, Gaza.
- When
- The timing was not specified in the article.
- Why
- The building had been damaged during earlier Israeli strikes and was being used by displaced families.
Key facts
- Location
- Gaza City, Gaza
- People trapped
- Nearly 100
- Families in building
- At least 10
- Victims
- Children were among the dead
- Building condition
- It had been damaged during earlier Israeli strikes
- Rescue effort
- Civil defense workers were searching the rubble for survivors
- Official quoted
- Raed Al-Dahshan, director of Gaza City's civil defence service
Sources
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