Saving Gaza's past, one artefact at a time

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Volunteers in Gaza are carefully preserving stone mosaics and other cultural artefacts damaged by ongoing conflict, aiming to save the region's historical heritage. This effort highlights the impact of war on cultural sites in the south Gaza city of Khan Yunis.

Armed with paintbrushes and wearing surgical gloves, volunteers inside a large tent in Gaza delicately brushed dust from a stone mosaic before placing it into storage, part of an effort to preserve cultural heritage hit by war. "Several mosaic artworks have been lost or destroyed, either completely or partially," said Mohammed Abu Lahia, a Palestinian visual artist taking part in the preservation efforts in the south Gaza city of Khan Yunis.