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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, September 17, 2026. Palestinian Civil Defense crews search for dozens of bodies and missing people trapped under the rubble of a residential building that collapsed in the al-Sinaa area west of Gaza City.

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, September 17, 2026. Palestinian Civil Defense crews search for dozens of bodies and missing people trapped under the rubble of a residential building that collapsed in the al-Sinaa area west of Gaza City. SOUNDBITES: 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Raed al-Dahshan, Director of Civil Defense in Gaza Governorate STORYLINE: Palestinian Civil Defense crews continued search operations for a second consecutive day at a collapsed residential building in the al-Sinaa area west of Gaza City. The building had been damaged in an earlier Israeli strike before collapsing. Civil Defense reported that 21 bodies and 45 wounded people and survivors had been recovered. The agency warned of possible sudden collapses in damaged buildings and called for heavy equipment to support rescue operations.

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