IDF aerial strike destroyed the 7th century Al Omari mosque in Gaza City, the most ancient in this region

No.

1247

Date

8 December, 2023

Found by

Ahmed Masoud

Location

📍 Gaza - Gaza City - Al Omari Mosque

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Original Social Media Post

"Israel has destroyed one of my favourite places in Gaza - the 7th century Al Omari mosque. I was there a few months ago and wrote about it in my novel Come What May. This is Israel's war against any beautiful existence we have, against our culture and heritage"
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Tags

• Mosque
• Destroying Mosques
• Bombs
• Destroying heritage and culture
• Cultural Cleansing

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