According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, among the victims was 15-year-old Rimas Bilal Hamouda, who died when part of the Orgenza Hall, located near the chalets west of the city, collapsed, bringing the death toll in that area to three.

Wafuaa Shreir, 33, also died when a wall of a house damaged by a previous Israeli bombing collapsed near Al-Thawra Street, also in western Gaza.

The Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing reported that the Israeli offensive launched in October 2023 resulted in the destruction of approximately 352,000 homes in the Gaza Strip, of which around 200,000 were completely destroyed and another 60,000 suffered partial damage.

According to the same source, more than 90% of the territory’s civilian infrastructure has been affected, severely impacting the daily lives of the population.

Local authorities warned that numerous damaged buildings pose an imminent danger and could collapse at any moment, while international organizations, including the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, warned that the continued destruction of homes exacerbates the humanitarian crisis and leaves thousands of families without safe shelter.

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