There are four museums in Gaza, and two have been levelled, the International Council of Museums-Arab (ICOM-Arab) confirmed to Al Jazeera…
Gaza’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry estimated that as many as 104 mosques have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the Israeli assault. This includes the Othman bin Qashqar Mosque in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, which was built in 1220 at the site where Prophet Muhammad’s great-grandfather is believed to have been buried…
“All our heritage sites are clearly marked, yet the Israeli military strikes, the tanks and the bulldozers continue,” the archaeologist said. “But I have faith all this will end. Even if they attempt to destroy our past, we will build back Gaza’s future.”
That’s true.
Also true is the significant difference: that IS is targeting the cultural site itself, and IDF is targeting the most sophisticated tunnel warfare system in history, with some 800 tunnel shafts found in and around densely populated public infrastructure and from which Hamas soldiers emerged, did a bunch of mass shootings of families and first responders, and then retreated back into?