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After a 2025 ceasefire, Palestinian teams are recovering rare manuscripts from the rubble of Gaza’s Great Omari Mosque, destroyed in 15 months of war.
After a ceasefire began in October 2025, Palestinian preservationists, led by archaeologist Hanin Al-Amassi, are urgently recovering centuries-old manuscripts and cultural artifacts from the rubble of Gaza’s Great Omari Mosque, destroyed during over 15 months of conflict.
The mosque, a historic center of learning, once housed a library with around 20,000 volumes, including rare Islamic texts and a 500-year-old manuscript on inheritance law.
The team is salvaging fragile documents on astronomy, literature, and law from the debris, despite limited resources, to preserve Gaza’s intellectual and cultural heritage.
The effort underscores the ongoing struggle to protect historical identity amid widespread devastation.
Después de un alto el fuego en 2025, los equipos palestinos están recuperando manuscritos raros de entre los escombros de la Gran Mezquita Omari de Gaza, destruida en 15 meses de guerra.