Hundreds of Palestinians came to pray Friday at the ruins of the Great Omari Mosque, damaged by Israeli bombardment, taking ...

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The Indonesian Council of Mosques (DMI) has announced to build 10 semi-permanent mosques in Gaza before the start of the Holy ...

The Grand Omari Mosque was established during Caliph Omar bin al-Khattab's reign. Once a Roman temple and later a church, it became the largest mosque post-Islamic conquest. Located in Gaza's old ...

Bombings have scarred the face of the Strip. UNESCO reports that the damage, still being assessed, includes cultural heritage ...

Two senior Hamas members, whom Israel said it had killed months ago, were buried in Gaza on Friday after their remains were discovered under rubble during the truce, AFP journalists reported.

worship at Al-Aqsa is reserved for Muslims only, while people of other faiths can enter as visitors. The latest war on Gaza is not the first time Israel has targeted heritage sites. Dozens of sites, ...

It condemned the strike on the Great Omari Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in the Gaza Strip ... authorities’ aggressive actions against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem ...

STORY: :: Drone footage shows mosques in Gaza City and Khan Younis before and after the war :: Al Hassaina Mosque, Gaza :: Great Omari Mosque, Gaza City Old Town :: Great Mosque, Khan Younis ...

Many gathered for the Eid al-Adha morning prayer in the courtyard of Gaza City's historic Omari Mosque, which was heavily damaged in Israeli bombardment, placing down their frayed prayer mats next ...