Palestinians built a library in Gaza during the genocide because Israel burned all the others
Ten thousand books rescued from rubble, cleaned of ash, and shelved while drones circle overhead.
The Phoenix Library has officially opened in Gaza City, becoming the first library established and inaugurated during the ongoing genocide. The choice of a symbol defined by surviving its own destruction is apt. Founded by Omar Hamad @omarhamadd and Ibrahim Massri, it began with 70 books salvaged from the ruins of northern Gaza and has grown to over 10,000 volumes. Many were recovered from the rubble of bombed homes and cleaned of ash before being made available to the public.
The library is a direct response to what its founders describe as scholasticide â the systematic targeting of Palestinian intellectual infrastructure. Israel has destroyed over 87 libraries and every university in Gaza. The blockade drove the price of basic construction materials including wood and nails to extreme levels, making even the physical act of building shelves a logistical struggle.
Israeli drones maintain a continuous presence overhead. The threat of bombardment is not theoretical â it is the permanent condition under which the library operates. The founders built it anyway, describing the project as an act of cultural preservation and a refusal to allow the Palestinian narrative to be erased alongside its institutions. The library currently offers literature and poetry and already functions as a community hub for students and researchers who have no universities left to attend.
In my sorrowful city of Gazað¿ð, even the voiceless souls share our pain of hunger.ðŸð The shelter food is running out, and all the innocent cats and dogs look to me, waiting for a "mealðð" that may never come.ðð Please, my friendsð«ð€, don't leave them to starve to death amidst all this death and destruction.ððŸðð Your simple contribution is a lifeline for a cat or dog that has no shelter but our hearts.ðŸð
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