Volunteers in Gaza race to save ancient manuscripts from damaged Great Omari Mosque library

@history_guardian

This is devastating. Those manuscripts are irreplaceable pieces of our collective human history. The volunteers are absolute heroes.

@dalal_m

Heartbreaking but not surprising. This heritage belongs to the world. Their resilience gives me hope.

@safiya_reads2

The loss of 16,000 books is a tragedy for all of humanity. We must document and share these stories widely.

@river_whisper

Cultural erasure is a weapon. So proud of the people resisting it by saving page by page.

@laila_thoughts1

Saving books while everything burns... their courage is beyond words.

@faith_in_action

May God protect those volunteers. This work is a light in the darkness.

@noor_871

War crimes, plain and simple. Destroying a library is destroying the soul of a people. My heart aches for Gaza.