The 13-story Hanadi tower, one of the largest residential buildings in Gaza, collapsed after a series of Israeli airstrikes, according to Al-Jazeera. The Hanadi tower was reportedly evacuated ahead of the strikes and no casualties were reported.
The building collapse came a day after a separate residential tower in Gaza was hit, killing at least two people and injuring others. At least 28 Palestinians, including 10 children, have been killed in the airstrikes and at least two Israelis in Tel Aviv were killed in the retaliatory rocket firings.
Salameh Marouf, the head of the Gaza-based government information office, told Al-Jazeera that at least two refugee camps, multiple schools and a COVID quarantine center had also been targeted in the strikes.
The airstrikes followed days of Israeli forces storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the final days of Ramadan and tear-gassing and firing rubber bullets at people, including during evening prayers.
Hundreds were left injured during clashes in Jerusalem earlier this week as Israeli police and Palestinians clashed at the holy Haram al-Sharif site in East Jerusalem. The area is sacred to both Israelis and Palestinians with Hamas urging Israeli police to be withdrawn from the area.
Clashes
erupted with footage showing police and Palestinians clashing including
one video of a Muslim being kicked on the ground while praying.
Tensions have ratcheted up dramatically as Israel continues its attempts to expel Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem to make way for Jewish settlers.
While tensions within the region have never disappeared, the recent wave of violence is the worst seen since 2017. Around 95 people have been treated in hospital following the outbreak of violence with hundreds more injured from the clashes in Jerusalem.
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