The World Monuments Fund's Watch List for endangered sites emphasizes the urgent need for preservation amid threats from climate change, natural disasters, and human conflict.
'It is one of thousands of Ukrainian cultural sites that have been damaged or destroyed since the war with Russia began in 2022,' the WMF notes.
Benedicte de Montlaur stated, 'As we all know, the Middle East is a cradle of civilization. And in Gaza, you have examples of those various communities and their heritage...'
She highlighted that the thousand-year-old hammam, built by the Samaritan community, was destroyed by Israeli bombing in 2023.
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