Gaza Strip-Mosque/Israeli Strike

Efforts underway to preserve historic Abu Salim Mosque after Israeli strike

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  • ID : 8498564
  • Dateline : Recent
  • Location : Gaza Strip
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'02
  • Audio Language : Arabic/Nats
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-09-10 19:29
  • Last Modified : 2026-09-10 20:21:16
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8498564
  • Dateline : Reciente
  • Location : Franja de Gaza
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'02
  • Audio Language : Árabe/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No acceso a la parte continental de China
  • Published : 2026-09-10 20:14
  • Last Modified : 2026-09-10 20:21:16
  • Version : 1

Gaza Strip-Mosque/Israeli Strike

Efforts underway to preserve historic Abu Salim Mosque after Israeli strike

Dateline : Recent

Location : Gaza Strip

Duration : 2'02

  • English
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Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Abu Salim Mosque damaged in Israeli strike, people searching among rubble
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salem Abu Hasnin, member, Deir al-Balah Municipal Council (starting with shot 1/ending with shot 3):
"We are searching for heritage books and stones. When conditions allow reconstruction in the future, the municipality will work with heritage organizations to restore this mosque."
3. Various of people searching among rubble
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shaimaa Al-Natour, member, Heritage Guardians Team (starting with shot 3/ending with shot 5):
"This mosque is both a heritage and archaeological site. It was built in 1951 in the Ottoman style. Our team launched a preventive preservation campaign, collecting historic marble pieces and scattered limestone for safekeeping."
5. Various of damaged Abu Salim Mosque, people searching
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Muhannad Abu Lahya, cultural heritage guide (starting with shot 5):
"Documenting, archiving and collecting historic books require special preservation boxes. We are working with very limited resources, keeping the books in cardboard or wooden boxes that are not designed for this purpose."
7. Various of damaged Abu Salim Mosque


Efforts are underway in Gaza to restore what remains of the historic Abu Salim Mosque and preserve that it represents, after the religious site was hit by an Israeli airstrike on August 24.

Located in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, the Abu Salim Mosque is widely regarded as one of Gaza's oldest and most historically significant religious landmarks.

However, more than half of the mosque currently lies in ruins, with parts of its historic walls collapsing following the Israeli strike.

The municipality and volunteers are trying to salvage whatever they can from the rubble, even the mosque's damaged stones, valued by Palestinians for their historical and cultural significance.

"We are searching for heritage books and stones. When conditions allow reconstruction in the future, the municipality will work with heritage organizations to restore this mosque," said Salem Abu Hasnin, a member of the Deir al-Balah Municipal Council.

The search through the rubble is made harder by a severe lack of equipment and resources.

"This mosque is both a heritage and archaeological site. It was built in 1951 in the Ottoman style. Our team launched a preventive preservation campaign, collecting historic marble pieces and scattered limestone for safekeeping," said Shaimaa Al-Natour, a member of the Heritage Guardians Team.

The mosque's library was also damaged. Among the debris, the team is trying to rescue surviving books and preserve them with whatever materials are available.

"Documenting, archiving and collecting historic books require special preservation boxes. We are working with very limited resources, keeping the books in cardboard or wooden boxes that are not designed for this purpose," said Muhannad Abu Lahya, a cultural heritage guide.

The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments says almost all of Gaza's 1,275 mosques have been targeted since the war began, including well over 1,000 that were completely destroyed.

Despite the widespread destruction, Palestinians remain determined to preserve their heritage, hoping what they save from the rubble can one day be rebuilt into what was lost.

ID : 8498564

Published : 2026-09-10 19:29

Last Modified : 2026-09-10 20:21:16

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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