At least 20 people were killed Wednesday when a building in Gaza City that had been damaged in the war collapsed, according to the BBC. The structure had already sustained damage from Israeli strikes
Accounts of the death toll differ between outlets. Reuters reports that 16 people died, describing them as people who had been seeking shelter inside the building. The Guardian places the figure at at
According to the BBC, the building had been left structurally compromised by earlier strikes, and people had been sheltering in it before it fell. The varying figures reported by different news organi
Search and rescue efforts are continuing at the site, and the number of dead and missing may change as more information becomes available.
A war-damaged building in Gaza City collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, with casualty figures varying acros