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Rescuers in Gaza City recovered 21 bodies, including eight children, after a war-damaged six-story residential building collapsed. The building had reportedly been hit by an Israeli strike last year and was left structurally unsound, yet roughly 10 displaced families had been living inside due to a lack of alternative housing nearly a year after the October 2025 ceasefire. Analysts note the collapse highlights broader dangers facing Gazans as reconstruction pledged under the truce has stalled, leaving most residents in tents or damaged, unsafe structures. With winter approaching, aid groups warn that similar deadly collapses are likely to recur unless rebuilding and safe housing efforts are accelerated.