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Headline: UNCAPTONED: At Least 16 Palestinians Killed in Gaza City Building Collapse
Caption: At Least 16 Palestinians Killed in Gaza City Building Collapse. At least 16 Palestinians, including five children, were killed on Wednesday when a war-damaged residential building collapsed in Gaza City. The seven-storey building had previously been damaged by Israeli airstrikes and was being used as shelter by displaced Palestinian families. Around 100 people are believed to have been inside the building when it collapsed, with many still feared trapped under the rubble. Fourteen people were taken to hospital with injuries, while rescuers continued searching for survivors and bodies in the wreckage. Rescue efforts have been hampered by a lack of heavy machinery, forcing civil defence workers and residents to rely partly on manual digging. The incident highlights the dangers faced by Palestinians living in damaged buildings because of the severe shortage of safe housing across Gaza. Around 2,000 damaged buildings are still inhabited by tens of thousands of Palestinians, while hundreds more are considered at risk of collapse. The collapse comes as violence continues in Gaza despite a ceasefire, with both Israel and Hamas accusing each other of violations and uncertainty remaining over the truce's future. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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