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ABC News (US)
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Morgan Winsor, David Brennan
The death toll from a building collapse in Gaza City increased to 21 as of Thursday, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health. Among the victims were 12 children, five women, two men, and two elderly people; at least 14 others were injured. The collapse occurred on Wednesday morning in a high-rise residential building housing displaced families due to ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. More than 60 individuals are missing under the rubble, with some 2,000 buildings across Gaza deemed at risk of similar collapses due to damage from Israeli strikes during the war.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 16, a seven-story apartment building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City collapsed, killing at least 21 people including 12 children and trapping dozens more under the rubble. The collapse was due to damage sustained from previous Israeli airstrikes during the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Rescue workers faced significant challenges without proper machinery while searching through the wreckage; they managed to save around 45 people, but nearly a hundred others remained missing or trapped. This incident highlights the precarious living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza, with over 2,000 damaged buildings potentially at risk of collapse across the enclave.
Written for “Gaza Building Collapse Deaths” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
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Gaza building collapse death toll rises to 21, officials say
At least 12 children were among the dead, officials said.
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officials → rise → dead
The death toll from Wednesday morning's building collapse in Gaza City increased to 21 as of Thursday, according to the latest update published by the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip.
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toll → increase → Strip
Among those killed were 12 children, five women, two men and two elderly people, the ministry said.
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ministry → kill → those
At least 14 others were injured, according to the ministry.
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others → injure → ministry
The high-rise residential building had been housing a large number of Palestinian families displaced by the war between Hamas and Israel.
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building → house → Hamas
Its collapse on Wednesday morning prompted a major search and rescue operation.
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collapse → prompt → operation
A number of people are thought to still be missing beneath the rubble, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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ministry → think → Wednesday
Gaza's Committee for the Reception and Recovery of Bodies said more than 60 were missing as of Wednesday afternoon.
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60 → say → afternoon
The building is among many in the Palestinian territory that were damaged by Israeli strikes during the war, which began after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack into southern Israel.
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A spokesperson for Gaza's Civil Defense, which operates as part of the Hamas-run Interior Ministry, said on Wednesday that some 2,000 buildings across the strip are at risk of collapse.
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buildings → operate → collapse
A 2025 United Nations investigation using satellite imagery found that around 81% of all structures in the Gaza Strip had been damaged since the start of 2023.
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% → use → 2023
And as of April 2026, another UN report said that more than 1.2 million people -- almost 60% of Gaza's population -- had lost their homes.
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people → say → homes
ABC News' Diaa Ostaz, Nasser Atta, Samy Zyara and Joe Simonetti contributed to this report.
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