[News] Report: Israel destroyed 226 archaeological sites in Gaza

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Report: Israel destroyed 226 archaeological sites in Gaza
Middle East Monitor
February 7, 2025
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The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday
that 226 archaeological sites in the Gaza Strip have been damaged as a
result of direct Israeli targeting, the *Wafa *news site reported.

The ministry made the announcement in cooperation with the Centre for
Cultural Heritage Preservation as part of a report titled “*Inventory of
the Damages and Risks to Cultural Heritage Sites in Gaza*”, which assessed
the damage inflicted by Israeli occupation forces in their latest
aggression.

The report examines 316 cultural heritage sites in Gaza, with Minister of
Tourism and Antiquities, Hani Al-Hayek, highlighting that the findings are
based on a thorough field survey of all sites, analysis of satellite
images, data collection and the creation of individual site models.

Of the 316 sites, 138 sustained major damage, 61 others were moderately
damaged, 27 suffered slight damage, and 90 remained undamaged.

An estimated €261.15 million ($271.01 million) is needed to recover the
cultural heritage sector, to be implemented in three phases over eight
years.

Al-Hayek said that the historical archaeological sites are an important
part of the history and identity of the Palestinian people on Palestinian
land, adding that the occupation, by targeting these sites, is deliberately
erasing and destroying this important part and the basic pillar of the
Palestinian national identity.

*READ: 206 priceless archaeological, heritage sites destroyed by Israel in
Gaza
<https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241203-206-priceless-archaeological-heritage-sites-destroyed-by-israel-in-gaza/>*
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