Ministry of Interior and National Security:

▪ The collapse of the "Al-Saada" building on the heads of its residents raises concerns about the existence of hundreds of buildings at risk of collapse amid the absence of housing alternatives ▪ Upon receiving a report of the collapse of the "Al-Saada" building in the Al-Sina'a area in Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza at dawn today, Civil Defense and medical services teams, with police support, rushed to rescue those trapped under the rubble, and the number of those trapped is estimated at about 100 people ▪ Civil Defense continued to recover the bodies of 21 martyrs from under the rubble during more than 15 continuous hours of work, including 12 children and 5 women, in addition to rescuing 45 citizens, including 14 injured who were transferred to hospitals for treatment, while others survived ▪ In light of this humanitarian disaster, the Ministry of Interior and National Security affirms the following: — We extend our condolences to the people of our Palestinian nation and the families of the victims and the bereaved because of this humanitarian disaster, and we offer condolences to the souls of the martyrs who perished under the rubble of the "Al-Saada" building. — This tragedy sounds the alarm before the international community and the concerned parties that hundreds of homes and buildings in the Gaza Strip are at risk of collapse and may fall at any moment, in light of the lack of options for residents and displaced persons and the occupation's ban on bringing in temporary housing and the destruction of tents, especially with the approach of winter and the high risks it brings of wind and rain. — We call on international parties, mediators and guarantors of the ceasefire agreement to work immediately to urgently bring in temporary housing, in order to address this disaster and provide shelter alternatives for hundreds of thousands who live in worn-out tents and damaged homes at risk of collapse at any moment, and who lack the minimum requirements for safe housing. — We call on all concerned parties to provide the Civil Defense apparatus with the necessary capabilities so that it can perform its duty in dealing with the effects of this disaster and others, as the teams faced great difficulties due to the scarcity of equipment and capabilities, and a number of lives could have been saved if those supplies had been available. There are also thousands of martyrs who remain under the rubble of destroyed buildings during the war, awaiting the recovery of their bodies and remains. — The occupation continues the crime of genocide against the people of the Gaza Strip, without complying with any of the provisions of the ceasefire agreement, as the daily cycle of killing, assassinations, gunfire and artillery shelling continues on a daily basis, in addition to the occupation's evasion of its obligations and its prevention of the entry of relief and humanitarian materials, reconstruction and building materials, medical supplies and all means of life, amid the silence of all parties in the face of this ongoing genocide. — The continued silence over this tragedy, and the passage of months and years over the displaced without providing suitable housing or beginning the removal of rubble in preparation for reconstruction, constitutes a humanitarian crime that requires urgent action to end this catastrophic reality. — We salute the efforts of the field men from the Civil Defense teams, the Medical Services Directorate and the General Directorate of Police, who worked for long hours with all their energies and the available resources at their disposal, to reduce the scale of the disaster and its losses, rescue a number of citizens alive, and recover the bodies of the victims. — We extend our deepest thanks to the various government bodies and local and international institutions that rushed to support Civil Defense teams in recovery and rescue missions from the first moments of the incident, foremost among them Gaza Municipality, the Ministry of Public Works, the Egyptian Committee, the International Committee of the Red Cross, OCHA and the United Nations Development Programme UNDP. — We affirm that the Ministry of Interior and National Security and its various agencies continue to carry out their duty and work with all the capabilities and resources they have, despite their scarcity, in order to provide services to citizens and assist them in these catastrophic conditions.

Director of Public Relations in Gaza Civil Defense, Abdullah Al-Majdalawi:

▪ 101 people were inside the collapsed "Al-Saada Building"; 21 of them were killed and 45 were injured ▪ 35 people were able to get out of "Al-Saada Building" at the moment of the collapse ▪ 11 children were killed in the collapse of "Al-Saada Building"

Guterres:

▪It is clear that "Israel" does not accept the implementation of the current peace plan while the strikes in Gaza and the serious threats to the civilian population there continue ▪The Peace Council does not constitute an alternative to the United Nations in Gaza, and there are a number of activities led by the organization in the sector despite the obstacles facing it

General Directorate of Civil Defense in Gaza:

▪ We received, at around two-thirty this morning, distress signals from the administration of the shelter center adjacent to the damaged Al-Saada building, indicating sudden cracks and fissures in the building and that it was housing more than one hundred displaced people. ▪ Our specialized teams immediately headed to the scene and dealt with it with the support of the Egyptian Committee, the Red Cross, UNDP, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the results were as follows: ▪ 35 people were evacuated from the building and the adjacent tents and transported to safe places away from danger, with confirmation of their health safety. ▪ When the building collapsed, our teams dealt with 45 injured people, and they were transported in cooperation with ambulance service providers to hospitals. ▪ When the building collapsed, our teams worked immediately in an attempt to rescue people alive, and after hard work that lasted for hours, they were able to recover the bodies of 21 people who were missing under the rubble. Thus, the mission was completed.

21 martyrs, including 12 children, 5 women, and two elderly people, recovered from under the rubble of the "Al-Saada" building that collapsed on the heads of displaced people inside it at dawn today in the Al-Sinaa area west of Gaza City

International Committee of the Red Cross:

▪ The collapse of a damaged building in Gaza City is a reminder of the unbearable conditions that tens of thousands of people are forced to endure. ▪ Civilians continue to suffer hardship and death. In addition to the lack of adequate shelter, they face persistent difficulties in accessing health care, safe water, and other basic needs. ▪ We provided materials to support search and response efforts, in response to a request from the local authorities in Gaza. ▪ As winter approaches and heavy rains and strong winds increase, the risk of collapse of damaged buildings increases and puts lives at risk.

Civil Defense in Gaza:

▪ More than 2000 residential buildings in the Strip are at risk of collapse ▪ We call for an end to the suffering and for the entry of mobile homes instead of tents that are not fit for living

Civil Defense in Gaza:

▪ Efforts to recover victims from under the rubble of the collapsed building are still ongoing until now ▪ 20 victims have been recovered, including 8 children, and more than 20 have been rescued

Gaza Ministry of Public Works and Housing: 3,000 buildings in the Strip are classified as at risk of collapse, threatening thousands of families

Gunfire from occupation vehicles east of Khan Younis city in the south of the Gaza Strip hit tents sheltering displaced people near Asdaa Prison west of the city