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Gazans salvage ancient books in mosque library damaged by war
Volunteers are salvaging fewer than 4,000 books from the Great Omari Mosque library after damage verified at 150 heritage sites in the Gaza war, UNESCO said.
- The Great Omari Mosque library in Gaza sustained severe damage during the 2023-2026 war, with many of its estimated 20,000 books destroyed or damaged.
- An independent UN commission said in 2025 that Israeli attacks on schools, religious, and cultural sites in Gaza amounted to war crimes.
- For Haneen Al-Amsi, restoring the books is crucial to preserving Gaza's history as "these books represent the history of the city and bear witness to historical events.
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Gazans battle to salvage ancient books in war-ravaged mosque library
Working amid the dust and rubble, a group of Gazan volunteers are battling to save what remains of the collection of ancient books inside the library of the Omari Mosque. The mosque holds one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories but it sustained terrible damaged during the war in Gaza, which erupted in October 2023 and devastated swathes of the Palestinian territory, including cultural and religious sites.
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Gazans salvage ancient books in mosque library damaged by war
Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work diligently to salvage what remains of their ancient cultural heritage.
·Missoula, United States
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