In Gaza City on Wednesday, a building already broken by war finally gave way entirely, killing at least 21 people — 11 of them children — who had been sheltering there because no safer place existed for them. The structure had been damaged by airstrikes and was being used as refuge by roughly 100 displaced families, a quiet testament to how thoroughly the architecture of ordinary life has been dismantled. Rescuers arrived without heavy machinery, digging by hand through concrete while listening for voices still calling from beneath. This collapse is not an aberration but a recurring consequenc
Gaza building collapse kills 21, including 11 children, as rescuers dig with bare hands
At least 21 people killed including 11 children, 25 injured hospitalized, dozens believed trapped under rubble, 100 displaced families housed in the building.