Central Archives of Gaza City

Municipal archive in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine

Central Archives of Gaza City

31°30′25″N 34°27′36″E﻿ / ﻿31.50694°N 34.46000°E﻿ / 31.50694; 34.46000
Location| Gaza City, State of Palestine
Type| National archives
Dissolution| 2023 (destroyed)

The Central Archives of Gaza City (Arabic: أرشيف غزة المركزي, arshif ghaza almarkazi) was an archive and study centre in Gaza, Palestine. Containing 150 years of archival material relating to Palestinian life and culture, the centre was destroyed in late November 2023 during the Israel–Hamas war.

The Central Archives were kept within the administrative buildings of Gaza City.[1] The archive contained materials that documented the lives of Palestinians going back 150 years, as well as material relating to urban development.[1][2] Both the Palestinian Information Center and Al Jazeera reported that it had been a potential Israeli target since 7 October 2023.[1][3] The New Arab reported that heavy shelling in late November led to its destruction,[2] including, according to Middle East Eye, a bombing on 29 November.[4] A preliminary damage report from the International Council on Monuments and Sites found that the archives had been completely destroyed.[5] Images were released by Birzeit University and local press on social media.[4] Khalil Sayegh drew a direct comparison with the 1982 theft of material relating to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation from the Palestinian Research Centre in Beirut.[2]

In response to the deliberate destruction the International Council on Archives put out a statement condemning "all actors in the region" drawing on The Universal Declaration on Archives.[6] A further public statement was made by the Oral History Society, stating it would "do its best to support the recording and remembering of that history when the rebuilding of Gaza can begin".[7] Other statements were shared by the Association of Canadian Archivists,[8] amongst others. Efforts to record and archive remaining digitised archives involve the online repository Palestinian Nexus.[9]

## See also

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* List of museums in the State of Palestine
* Outline of the Israel–Hamas war
* Al Qarara Cultural Museum

## References

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1. ^ a b c "الجزيرة ترصد آثار تدمير الاحتلال مبنى الأرشيف المركزي في غزة". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
2. ^ a b c Bajec, Alessandra (18 December 2023). "How Israel's war is erasing Gaza's history and culture". The New Arab. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
3. ^ "Gaza Municipality: Israel's bombing of Central Archive destroys thousands of historical documents". The Palestinian Information Center. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
4. ^ a b "Israel-Palestine war: Israeli forces destroy central archive of Gaza city". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
5. ^ "Gaza City archives among heritage sites destroyed in Israel-Hamas war". The Art Newspaper – International art news and events. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
6. ^ "Statement of the International Council on Archives on the Destruction of the Central Archives of the Municipality of Gaza | International Council on Archives". www.ica.org. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
7. ^ "Oral History Society (UK) statement on the destruction of libraries and archives in Gaza during the current conflict – Oral History Society". 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
8. ^ "Association of Canadian Archivists Statement on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Announcements". connect.archivists.org. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
9. ^ "How digital archives are preserving Palestinian history amid Israel's bombardment of Gaza". Arab News. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

## External links

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* Middle East Eye: Gaza's Central Archive building lies in ruins after Israeli air strike (YouTube)

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* Mia Schem

Deceased hostages|

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* Hersh Goldberg-Polin
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* Ceasefire
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* Effect on children in Gaza
* Humanitarian aid
* International recognition of the State of Palestine
* Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)
* Israeli interrogations
* Queer advocacy in the Israel–Hamas war
* Women
* Wikipedia

| Historical context|

* Arab–Israeli conflict
* Background to the Israel–Hamas war
* Blockade of the Gaza Strip
* Palestinian freedom of movement
* Israeli apartheid
* Gaza–Israel conflict
* Casualties of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
* Human shields
* Israeli settlement
* Israeli outpost
* Israeli settler violence
* Israeli disengagement from Gaza
* Palestinian rocket attacks
* Palestinian tunnel warfare
* anti-tunnel barrier
* Women

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Effects|

* Calls for the destruction of Israel
* Israeli government response
* Israeli war cabinet
* Mass detentions
* Economic impact
* Environment impact in Gaza
* Evacuations
* Gaza Strip evacuations
* Humanitarian crisis
* Gaza floating pier
* Healthcare collapse
* Premature baby crisis
* Famine
* Societal breakdown
* Israeli public diplomacy
* Media coverage
* Violence against journalists
* Misinformation
* Pallywood
* Palestinian genocide accusation
* United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
* Sexual violence against Palestinians
* War crimes
* Hamas
* Israeli
* Cemetery destruction and necroviolence
* Israeli torture in the occupied territories
* Proposed Israeli resettlement of Gaza

| Reactions|

* Calls for a ceasefire
* Three-phase proposal
* Diplomatic impact
* University donors
* European Union
* Islamic Summit Conference
* Arab–Islamic extraordinary summit
* Hurmat-e-Masjid Aqsa Conference
* Cancellation of the 2023 MTV EMA
* Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
* 2024 Beijing Declaration

| Military aid|

* US support for Israel
* UK support for Israel

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Discrimination|

* Antisemitism
* Riots in the North Caucasus
* Anti-Palestinianism
* Islamophobia
* Violent incidents
* 2023 Nicosia Israeli embassy bombing
* Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume
* Death of Paul Kessler
* Vermont student shooting
* 2024 University of Texas at Austin stabbing

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* Pakistan
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* 2024 Faizabad sit-in

UN resolutions|

* A/RES/ES-10/21
* S/RES/2712
* A/RES/ES-10/22
* S/RES/2720
* S/RES/2728
* S/RES/2735

UN inquiry|

* Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
* War crimes and crimes against humanity report

Global courts|

* South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)
* Nicaragua v. Germany
* Legal Consequences of Israeli Policies and Practices
* Arrest warrants

Courts|

* Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden

Casualties|

| Israel|

| Security forces|

* Alim Abdallah
* Yitzhak Ben-Bashat
* Jayar Davidov
* Eli Ginsberg
* Salman Habaka
* Asaf Hamami
* Yitzhar Hofman
* Roi Levy
* Izhar Peled
* Yonatan Steinberg

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Civilians|

* Lior Asulin
* Yuval Castleman
* Hayim Katsman
* Ofir Libstein
* Shani Louk
* Aner Shapira
* Vivian Silver
* Yahav Winner

Palestine|

| Hamas|

* Ismail Haniyeh
* Saleh al-Arouri
* Abdul Fatah Dukhan
* Mohammed Dababish
* Wissam Farhat
* Ahmed Ghandour
* Mohammed Deif
* Marwan Issa
* Fursan Khalifa
* Osama Mazini
* Ayman Nofal
* Jamila al-Shanti
* Ali Al Qadi
* Alaa Shreiteh
* Faiq Al-Mabhouh

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Other
militants|

* Fouad Abu Butihan
* Jihad Shehadeh
* The Lehi Street bomber

Civilians|

* Tawfic Abdel Jabbar
* Hiba Abu Nada
* Refaat Alareer
* Hammam Alloh
* Nahida and Samar Anton
* Ibrahim al-Astal
* Ahmad Bahar
* Mohammed Barakat
* Mohammad Bhar
* Rashid Dabour
* Mohamed al-Dalou
* Awni El-Dous
* Omar Ferwana
* Sidra Hassouna
* Yazan al-Kafarneh
* Ibrahim Qusaya
* Hind Rajab
* Mohammed Shabir
* Omar Abu Shawish
* Sufian Tayeh
* Wael Al Zard

Spillover|

* Saleh al-Arouri
* Ali Hussein Barji
* Razi Mousavi
* Wissam al-Tawil
* Sadegh Omidzadeh
* Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi
* Mohammad Reza Zahedi
* Fuad Shukr

Journalists|

* Issam Abdallah
* Samer Abu Daqqa
* Roee Edan
* Belal Jadallah

General topics|

* Children in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
* Friendly fire

Related
people|

| Israelis|

* Nimrod Aloni
* Rachel Goldberg-Polin
* Eitan Okun
* Yagel Oshri
* Inbal Rabin-Lieberman
* Amir Tibon

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Palestinians|

* Wael Al-Dahdouh
* Plestia Alaqad
* Motaz Azaiza
* Bisan Owda
* Mustafa Moien Ayyash

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