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Their Gaza home was damaged, but they had nowhere else to go. It cost their lives.

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Washington Post

What happened

The sudden collapse of a building damaged three years ago by an Israeli airstrike highlighted another peril of an acute housing shortage in the Gaza Strip.

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  • Reported by Washington Post and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:59:52 UTC.

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