What is Archaeological sites destroyed during the Israel–Hamas war?
{{use dmy dates}} {{use British English}} The intense and continuous Israeli bombing of the [[Gaza Strip]] destroyed approximately 100 [[archaeological]] monuments in the Strip, some of which are more than 2,000 years old, out of 325 archaeological sites in Gaza. Among the most prominent archaeological sites that were destroyed were the [[Byzantine architecture | Byzantine]] Church, the {{ill | Church of Saint Porphyrius|ar|كنيسة القديس برفيريوس | en | Church of Saint Porphyrius}} ({{Lang-ar | كنيسة القديس برفيريوس}}), the third oldest church in the world, and the {{ill | Great Omari Mosque|ar|المسجد العمري الكبير (غزة) | en | Great Omari Mosque}} ({{Lang-ar | المسجد العمري الكبير}}), and the Roman cemetery, which is more than 2,000 years old.<ref>{{Cite web | date= 2023-12-04 | script-title= ar: حرب على الهوية.. الاحتلال يدمر مواقع أثرية تاريخية في قطاع غزة | url=https://www.alaraby.com/news/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9-%D8%A3%D8%AB%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231219005134/https://www.alaraby.com/news/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9-%D8%A3%D8%AB%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9 | archive-date=2023-12-19 | access-date= 2023-12-18 | website= التلفزيون العربي |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title= More than 100 sites.. Learn about the most prominent archaeological landmarks destroyed by the occupation in Gaza | script-title= ar: أكثر من 100 موقع.. تعرف أبرز المعالم الأثرية التي دمرها الاحتلال في غزة | url= https://www.trtarabi.com/now/%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-100-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9