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Perpetual neglect jeopardizes Gaza’s archaeological sites

Successive governments have failed to attend to Gaza’s heritage, often neglecting it and effacing the country’s archaeological history.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Some of the Gaza Strip's most precious historical sites, dating back thousands of years, are being devastated not only by the targeted bombardments of repeated wars, but also from long-term government neglect.

"In addition to the Israeli attacks, cultural heritage, as well as Islamic and Christian archaeological sites, suffer from significant violations due to the neglect of successive governments,” Nasser al-Yafawi, an expert on history and heritage in the Gaza Strip, told Al-Monitor.​

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