### [2026-09-16](/feed/2026/09/16/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Twenty-one people are killed, 45 are injured, and about 100 others are missing after a residential building in Gaza City collapses after it was previously hit by an Israeli airstrike. Twelve children are among the fatalities. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260916-gaza-apartment-block-collapse-leaves-21-dead)
2. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/gaza-residential-building-collapses-six-families-reportedly-trapped)

### Changes:

1. Twenty people are killed, fourteen injured and about 100 are missing after a residential building in Gaza City collapses. The building was previously hit by an Israeli airstrike.  _2026-09-16 16:08:41 (First version)_
1. Twenty-one people are killed, 45 are injured, and about 100 others are missing after a residential building in Gaza City collapses after it was previously hit by an Israeli airstrike. Twelve children are among the fatalities.  _(Current version)_

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