Palestinians look to salvage Gaza’s history from the ruins of Israel’s military offensive
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Muneer Elbaz remembers the joy of visiting the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza with his family, praying at a site where people have worshipped over centuries as empires came and went. “These were the best days,” Elbaz said, as he recalled promenading through the lively markets around the mosque before the Israel-Hamas war . “This place transports us from one era to another.” Today, much of the mosque stands in ruins — like most of Gaza — after being hit by Israeli
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