Palestinian man killed as damaged building collapses in Gaza City

The civil defence agency in Gaza reported on Thursday that a Palestinian man was killed after a damaged building collapsed in the Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

The agency said that many people were trapped after a building collapsed on its residents. “There are still people trapped under the rubble,” said the civil defence.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) said that tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are living in severely damaged and unsafe buildings. 

The UN agency said that most of its facilities in Gaza City have “sustained heavy damage” from two years of Israeli attacks. 

"Many other facilities that Palestinians are taking shelter in across the Strip are also severely damaged and unsafe,” Unrwa said.

“Returning families also face the risk of unexploded ordnance,” it warned.

Unrwa said on Tuesday that around 75,000 displaced people are sheltering in more than 100 agency buildings in Gaza, most of which are overcrowded.