Irreplaceable Loss: 440-Year-Old Alami Heritage House in Gaza Deliberately Targeted and Destroyed

During the Gaza 2023-2024 war the house was bombed in a series of deliberate bombings targeting historical sites in the Gaza Strip.
Preliminary evaluations of the heritage site say that it will require very specialized expertise and very large costs to rebuild the Subat. The deliberate act raises crucial concerns about the preservation of cultural heritage during conflict, highlighting the vulnerability of historical sites. Beyond its architectural significance, the heritage house held the collective memory and identity of its people. The intentional destruction is a stark reminder of the fragility of cultural treasures in regions marred by geopolitical tensions. As discussions on accountability unfold, the incident calls for global attention to safeguard and protect the world’s cultural heritage from deliberate acts of destruction, ensuring that such irreplaceable losses are minimized in the face of conflict.

The Guardian references the destruction of the house in this article
Destruction of the Palestinian cultural heritage of Gaza in pictures – The Guardian