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- APA-VD-2026-001729
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- 06:20
- Location
- Gaza Strip Palestine Israeli
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Restrictions Summary: APA wire clients only Shortlist: APAwire - APA wire clients only, Gaza- March 2, 2026. Palestinian volunteers dust books as part of the initial rescue and restoration of books and manuscripts destroyed during the two-year Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The work is taking place inside the library of the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City's Old City on March 2, 2026. The library, which once housed approximately 20,000 books, now contains fewer than 4,000 after suffering extensive damage during the October 2023 Gaza War, which devastated large swaths of Palestinian land, including cultural and religious sites. 01. Sound (Arabic): Haneen Al-Amsi, Director of the Eyes on Heritage Foundation
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