• At least 11 people, including children, were killed when a residential building collapsed in Gaza City overnight, with dozens more believed to be trapped under the rubble.
• The six-storey building was damaged by Israeli strikes during the Gaza war, and residents reported that over 60 people, mostly displaced by the conflict, were staying in the building at the time of the collapse.
• The ceasefire in the Gaza war has been technically in place since October 2025, but Israel has recently increased airstrikes targeting senior Hamas members, leading to further destruction and displacement in the region.

At least 11 people, including children, were killed and others injured when a residential building collapsed in Gaza City overnight, a spokesman for the Hamas-controlled civil defence authority said on Wednesday.

The spokesman, Mahmud Basal, said that dozens more were believed to be trapped under the rubble. He said rescue workers were searching for survivors but lacked equipment and heavy machinery.

According to Palestinian sources, the six-storey building was damaged by Israeli strikes during the Gaza war.

Throughout the conflict between Israel and the Islamist Hamas militant group, buildings weakened by fighting have repeatedly collapsed. The Israeli army said it was looking into the reports.

According to residents, more than 60 people - most of them displaced by the war - were staying in the building overnight. The civil defence said displaced people sheltering in tents next to the building were also believed to be among the victims.

A ceasefire in the Gaza war has technically been in place since October 2025. Israel has recently stepped up its airstrikes again, saying it has been targeting senior Hamas members.

The war was triggered by the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, in Israel. The Gaza Strip has been extensively destroyed and many hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have lost their homes. They are living in makeshift shelters such as tents or in damaged buildings that are often at risk of collapse.