SHOTLIST:

GAZA, PALESTINE (SEP. 15, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. MOMENT OF MISSILES HITTING TOWER AREA

2. THICK SMOKE COVERING STREET AND CAMERA VIEW

3. MOMENT OF TOWER COLLAPSING

4. PEOPLE WALKING AROUND TENTS WHILE THICK SMOKE RISING TO SKY

5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND DEBRIS

6. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS GAZA, PALESTINE - SEPTEMBER 15: The Israeli army on Monday, Sept. 15, brought down the Al-Ghafri Tower, a 20-story high-rise in western Gaza City and the tallest building in the enclave, after ordering residents to leave within minutes.

The tower was home to hundreds of Palestinian families, as well as offices for media production companies and other businesses.

Nearby homes were also destroyed in the strike, with plumes of black smoke blanketing the area and terrified residents rushing to escape, witnesses said.

The neighborhood surrounding the tower is one of Gaza City’s most densely packed areas, sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people from the north and east of the enclave.

Earlier Monday, army spokesman Avichay Adraee issued a warning to evacuate the building and surrounding tents, declaring it would be struck “shortly.” He alleged that Hamas maintained infrastructure inside or adjacent to the site, a claim the group has repeatedly rejected.

Adraee urged civilians to move toward the Al-Mawasi zone in southern Gaza, which Israel designates as a “humanitarian area,” though the site has been bombed multiple times during the war, killing hundreds of displaced Palestinians.

The leveling of Al-Ghafri Tower is the latest in a series of Israeli strikes targeting high-rise apartment blocks and residential neighborhoods across Gaza City as the military prepares a full-scale ground invasion.

The escalation has deepened fears for nearly one million Palestinians crowded into the city, most of them already displaced from other parts of the territory.

The Israeli army has continued a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip, killing nearly 65,000 Palestinians since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.