Israeli Airstrike Topples Gaza Apartment Tower, at Least 22 Wounded

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft fired two missiles at a 12-story apartment tower in downtown Gaza City on Saturday. They collapsing the building, sent a huge fireball into the sky and wounded at least 22 people, including 11 children, witnesses and Palestinian officials said.

Israel has launched some 5,000 airstrikes against Gaza in nearly seven weeks of fighting with Hamas, but Saturday's strike marked the first time an entire high-rise was toppled. The explosion shook nearby buildings.

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Gaza police said Israeli aircraft fired a warning missile at the roof of the tower at dusk, followed five minutes later by two missiles with explosives. Read more...

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