Israel intensifies bombing of remaining residential buildings amid Gaza City offensive

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(8 Sep 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++RESENT WITH UPDATED STORYLINE TO CLARIFY THAT SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN GAZA CITY ARE NAMED AL RUYA++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Gaza City - 7 September 2025 1. Various of residential building in western Gaza City, threatened with an Israeli airstrike 2. Various of families living in building rushing against time to evacuate what belongings they can carry, some throwing belongings out of windows 3. Pan, tilt up of truck filled with belongings 4. Wide of street moments before the targeting of residential building known as Al-Ru’ya Tower in western Gaza City 5. Wide of Israeli airstrike hitting the building and reducing it to rubble, Palestinian girl runs away, cyclist on road 6. Wide of different angle capturing moment building was struck, people running 7. Various of building after its complete destruction, with residents searching through the debris for what remains STORYLINE: Israel struck and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City on Sunday after warning residents to evacuate, part of an offensive aimed at taking over the largest Palestinian city. The attack targeted the Al-Ru’ya residential tower in western Gaza -- one of several under that name located in different neighbourhoods of Gaza City -- home to more than 30 families, in addition to dozens of displaced people sheltering in tents set up around the building. In a race against time before the attack, residents were rushing to rescue their belongings, loading them onto trucks or simply throwing them from windows. When Israel hit the high rise building crumpled to the floor in a huge fire ball shocking onlookers. Over the past several days, Israel has destroyed multiple high-rise buildings in Gaza City. It has ordered people to flee ahead of its ground offensive into the city of some 1 million residents, which experts say is experiencing famine. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he was giving his “last warning” to Hamas regarding a possible ceasefire, as Arab officials described a new U.S. proposal for the immediate release of all the remaining hostages in exchange for 3,000 Palestinians and a temporary ceasefire. Gaza's Health Ministry said hospitals received the bodies of 65 people killed by Israeli fire over the past 24 hours, with another 320 people wounded. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8a72adf39f21412194950458146fd1ac