Culture condemns the occupation’s targeting of cultural, educational and press institutions in Gaza

The Ministry of Culture condemned in a statement today, Tuesday, the Israeli occupation’s targeting of cultural, educational and press institutions and headquarters during its brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip, the latest of which was the bombing of the Samir Mansour Library for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, which was an important space for writers and publishers, and the headquarters of the Basma Association for Culture and Arts The object in the Sunrise Tower ( gaza tower) .

In its statement, the Ministry affirmed that the occupation’s bombing and destruction of cultural institutions is a clear target to destroy the cultural infrastructure in Palestine and the Gaza Strip in particular, stressing that this heinous crime reflects the barbarism and brutality of the occupation in its dealings with the cultural and civil capabilities of the Palestinian people and its efforts to obliterate the cultural identity. .

The Ministry called on the Palestinian and Arab intellectuals to support the cultural institutions that have always embraced cultural action in all its forms, and their inspiring and important role in exposing war crimes committed against people and quarantine, cultural institutions, educational centers and the headquarters of journalists in the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry called on all Arab and international institutions to intervene urgently and immediately to stop the occupation practices against the Palestinian culture in Gaza, and to protect the cultural heritage, which is an integral part of the national identity of the Palestinian people
. His heinous crimes against our people in the Gaza Strip.