Israel strikes destroy multi-storey buildings in Gaza
People standing on a rooftop watch as a ball of fire and smoke rises above a building in Gaza City on 7 October 2023 during an Israeli air strike. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released a death toll of 198 in the bloodiest escalation in the wider conflict since May 2021, with hundreds more wounded on both sides. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
Israeli fighter jets struck three multi-storey buildings in Gaza Saturday, AFP journalists reported, sending clouds of dust into the sky as the towers of more than 10 floors each collapsed.
"The Hamas terrorist organization deliberately places its military assets in the heart of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip," the army said in a statement confirming the strike.
"Prior to the strike, the IDF (army) provided advance warning to the occupants … and asked them to evacuate."