At least 21 people have been killed, including eight children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip overnight.
Witnesses said the six-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City had been left tilting dangerously to one side after an Israeli strike more than a year ago.
They said displaced families were living inside because they were desperate.
UN agencies and an Egyptian team have joined the search for survivors, but officials say it is proceeding slowly due to a lack of equipment.
In the initial rescue effort, members of the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency resorted to using their bare hands.
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