WW1 - Palestine - Destruction of Nebi Samuel Mosque by Turks
WW1 - Palestine - Destruction of Nebi Samuel Mosque (An-Nabi Samwil also al-Nabi Samuil - The Tomb of Samuel) by Turks in 1917 - this act of sacrilege allegedly cost the lives of many Muslims sheltering within the walls of the Mosque, however the whole tale does have more than a whiff of wartime propaganda about it - the likely truth is that the damage was caused by artillery fire from both sides during the battle between the British and the Turks
Picture No
10999053
Media ID
46675957
Size
5333px x 3365px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1917
