Israeli airstrike in Gaza apartment tower uproots 44 families within seconds

Two Israel airstrikes in downtown Gaza City toppled the Zafer Tower which is one among a group of several high-rise buildings in the upscale Tel al-Hawa neighborhood nzherald.co.nz. Neighboring buildings shook from the blasts.
The 12-story building collapsed and rendered 44 families living there homeless in a matter of seconds. It was an unprecedented strike, while Hamas kept up heavy rocket fire that sent more Israelis fleeing border areas close to Gaza.
In this strike, a huge fireball followed by a black column of smoke rose into the sky after two Israeli missiles targeted a Hamas operations room in the building, but there was np explanation on why the entire tower with 44 apartments was brought down.
Gaza police said a warning missile had been fired five minutes earlier and that some residents were able to rush out of the building in time. A total of 22 people were wounded, including 11 children and five women.
As per figures of the United Nation, nearly 100,000 Gazans have become homeless, with more than 17,000 homes destroyed or damaged beyond repair. The latest strike was the first time an entire apartment high-rise was destroyed.
The violence reveals that an early resumption of truce talks is unlikely, in spite of another appeal by mediator Egypt. Gaps between Israel and Hamas on a border deal for blockaded Gaza remain vast, and repeated rounds of talks have ended in failure.
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