‘I will spend my life rebuilding’: Gaza’s heritage sites destroyed by war

 

 

"Many residents see the al-Omari mosque, the oldest and largest in the territory, as the greatest potential loss. The building was originally a Byzantine church, then was converted into a mosque after the Islamic conquest of Palestine almost 1,400 years ago. It was expanded over the centuries and rebuilt once after being almost destroyed by British artillery targeting an Ottoman ammunition dump there." 

Malak A Tantesh in Gaza City and Jason Burke in Jerusalem

‘I will spend my life rebuilding’: Gaza’s heritage sites destroyed by war | Gaza | The Guardian