It said in a statement that the attacks are aimed at destroying the Palestinian national heritage.

The ministry condemned in a statement the attack on the Omari Mosque, one of the significant archaeological and religious sites in the Gaza Strip, which is home to 2.3 million people.

It recalled that a Byzantine church was built there in the 5th century, and the current temple was built in the 13th century.

The destruction of the mosque is a direct attack on the Palestinian cultural heritage and violates all international treaties and conventions, including the 1907 Hague Convention and the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, the statement stressed.

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As other examples, the ministry cited damage to Gaza’s oldest port, the Church of Saint Porphyrius, the Jabalya Mosque, and many historical buildings and museums.

Late last month, the NGO Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor accused the Israeli military of deliberately destroying or damaging archaeological and historical monuments in the Strip.

Source: plenglish.com