Israeli bombs destroy historic al-Omari mosque in Jabaliya

Ma’an | August 2, 2014 Israeli forces bombed the historic al-Omari Mosque in the northern Gaza City of Jabaliya on Saturday morning. The mosque, which is believed to have stood on the same site since 647 AD, was almost completely destroyed in the bombing. The portico and minaret dated back to the medieval Mamluk period, […]

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