More than 20 mosques were completely or partly destroyed during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip over the past five days.
Israeli warplanes flattened the main building of the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs and the headquarters of the Ministry’s Holy Quran Radio in the Palestine Tower consisting of 14 floors.
The official in the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs Ikrami Salem affirmed that the eight mosques were completely destroyed during the air raids including the Saad Al-Ansari Mosque in Beit Lahia the Al-Habib Muhammad Mosque in Khan Yunis Al-Yarmouk Ahmed Yassin Al-Abbas Al-Susi and Shteiwi in Gaza City and the Imam Ali Mosque in Jabalia refugee camp.
The number of damaged mosques is likely to rise as the Israeli army continues to bombard the densely-populated coastal enclave.
For the fifth consecutive day Israeli warplanes have launched hundreds of air raids on civilian houses and infrastructure in various areas of the Gaza Strip leading to hundreds of casualties and vast destruction.
