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flag 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.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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. flag The effort underscores the ongoing struggle to protect historical identity amid widespread devastation.

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