"Residents of Sousi Tower, a prominent 15-story building, told the Associated Press that the Israeli army gave them about 20 minutes to grab their belongings and flee before warplanes razed the building to the ground. Suddenly, we were sitting at home and people started shouting, said resident Aida Abu Kas, recalling the panic and confusion rippling through the building. Some said it was a lie and other said it was real. We went out and didn't know what to do."
"Israel Katz, Israel's defence minister, posted a video of the Sousi Tower collapsing in an enormous cloud of smoke along with the words: We continue. Israel attacked and destroyed the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City on Friday. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Shutterstock It was the second tower demolished in as many days. On Friday, Israel hit Mushtaha Tower, a local landmark that housed dozens of families, claiming that Hamas militants used it for surveillance without providing any evidence. Hamas denied those claims."
An Israeli strike destroyed a high-rise in Gaza City, the second tower demolished in two days, after the military ordered residents to move to a designated humanitarian zone in the south. The strikes killed at least 56 Palestinians, including people seeking aid, and targeted residential towers according to residents and Hamas. Military spokesperson Avichay Adraee alleged without evidence that Hamas infrastructure was inside or near the buildings; Hamas denied the claims. Residents of Sousi Tower reported only about 20 minutes' notice before evacuation and described panic as the building was razed. The military released footage of a tower collapsing.
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