{
  "id": 7734858,
  "title": "Gaza: Scores trapped under rubble after Israeli-hit building collapses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/gaza-scores-trapped-under-rubble-after-israeli-hit-building-collapses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T07:38:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-scores-trapped-under-rubble-after-israeli-hit-building-collapses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scores trapped under rubble after Israeli-hit building collapses in Gaza City\n\nA residential building in western Gaza City collapsed on Wednesday night, killing at least 11 people and trapping dozens more, including numerous children, under the debris. The six-storey structure on al-Sinaa Street had previously been damaged by Israeli strikes, prompting many families to take shelter inside. Among the casualties were five children. Rescue teams, struggling with limited heavy machinery due to Israel's destruction of construction equipment, are working tirelessly to locate survivors. Over 70 people remain trapped, with the identity of around 100 others still unknown. The Palestinian Civil Defence agency reported that the fate of those still buried remains uncertain. The collapsed building is one of an estimated 2,000 in the Gaza Strip at risk of collapse following Israeli attacks. Despite the ongoing danger, many residents continue to inhabit these structures with dwindling alternatives. The UN estimates that nearly 94 percent of Gaza's 2.2 million inhabitants have been internally displaced due to Israel's brutal genocidal campaign.",
  "summary": "Gaza: Scores trapped under rubble after Israeli-hit building collapses Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 08:29 Rescue crews race to reach residents as the death toll rises in western Gaza City People gather as Civil Defence workers attempt to rescue those who are trapped beneath the rubble of a residential building that had been damaged in an earlier Israeli strike during the war and…",
  "key_points": [
    "At least 11 people killed as building collapses in Gaza City",
    "Dozens more trapped, including numerous children, under rubble",
    "Over 70 still trapped, identity of 100 unknown"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/7734858.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Gaza residential building collapses, six families reportedly trapped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/gaza-residential-building-collapses-six-families-reportedly-trapped",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:30:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "At least 10 killed from building collapse in Gaza City, dozens remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/at-least-10-killed-from-building-collapse-in-gaza-city-dozens-remain",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:17:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A damaged building collapses in Gaza, killing at least 12 people and other Mideast developments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/a-damaged-building-collapses-in-gaza-killing-at-least-12-people-and",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:05:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "At least 12 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/at-least-12-killed-after-war-damaged-gaza-building-collapses",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:58:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}