Palestinian Civil Defence crews recovered bodies from the rubble of a war damaged residential building in western Gaza City that collapsed on 16 September 2026, sheltering displaced Palestinian families at the time.
The death toll from the Gaza City building collapse climbed to 21, according to local officials and residents cited on 17 September 2026. The war damaged structure had been housing displaced Palestinian families at the time of the collapse.
Of the 21 confirmed fatalities in the western Gaza City building collapse, 11 were children and 6 were women, local officials said. More than 25 others sustained injuries in the incident on 16 September 2026.
More than 25 people were injured when a war weakened residential building collapsed in western Gaza City on 16 September 2026. The structure had reportedly been hosting displaced Palestinian families who lost their homes to ongoing conflict.
Palestinian Civil Defence teams searched for additional bodies and survivors in the debris of the collapsed Gaza City building on 16 September 2026. Authorities confirmed at least 21 deaths and more than 25 injuries as rescue operations continued.