"Israeli forces bombed and leveled the building housing the headquarters of a top Palestinian human rights group on Monday, just days after the organization was sanctioned by the Trump administration for its participation in an International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Israeli officials. On Monday, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued a warning that Israeli forces would be attacking the Al-Roya Tower in Gaza City in a post on social media. Adraee posted a graphic highlighting the building, a 12-story civilian building."
"The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights's (PCHR) office was located on the top floor, and has already been "bombarded and extensively damaged" as well as used by Israeli forces as a military base. The group's other two offices, in Khan Yunis and Jabalia, had already been completely destroyed by Israeli raids, the group said. Along with PCHR's office, the tower hosts "media offices, medical clinics, sports facilities, and other civilian offices and companies," the group said."
The US State Department sanctioned the Palestinian Center for Human Rights four days before the strike. Israeli forces bombed and collapsed Al-Roya Tower, a 12-story civilian building in Gaza City's Rimal area, after a military spokesperson warned of an attack on social media. PCHR's office occupied the top floor and had been "bombarded and extensively damaged" and reportedly used as a military base. The group's other offices in Khan Yunis and Jabalia were already destroyed by raids. The tower housed media offices, medical clinics, sports facilities, and other civilian entities. The collapse occurred near tents sheltering displaced Palestinians and killed at least one person.
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