On #ThisDayInHistory in 2023, the #IDF destroyed the #GreatOmariMosque in #GazaCity. Built atop an old #Philistine temple site in the 7th century, named for the 2nd caliph, and rebuilt after #Mongols wrecked it. It was also bombed by Britain in 1917. Its loss now is unforgivable.

Gazans race to preserve cultural heritage damaged in war - Sight Magazine With 70,000 dead and whole districts laid to waste, the task of rebuilding Gaza is almost beyond comprehension.

Gazans race to preserve cultural heritage damaged in war @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Gaza #IsraelHamasconflict #Palestinians #culturalheritage #GreatOmariMosque #AlBashaPalace #CentreforCulturalPreservation #HamudaalDahdar #Israel #IDF #UNESCO

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