Event Brief
Gaza building collapse kills at least 20, including children
By The BriefBrief · Sources (15)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Summary: At least 20 Palestinians, including six children, were killed after a war-damaged apartment building in Gaza collapsed overnight. Dozens of people were trapped in the rubble following the collapse.
WHO: Palestinians sheltering in a bombed-out apartment building in Gaza
WHAT: A war-damaged apartment building collapsed, killing at least 20 people and trapping dozens.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 6:18 AM ET
WHERE: Gaza
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (15):
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Middle East Eye,
New York Times,
Sky News,
Straits Times,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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