What did Ibn Battuta see in Gaza, Hebron and Palestine?

"where he passed away in Sindhupur, and we shall mention that later. We arrived in Gaza, then to the city of Hebron, visited it multiple times, then to Jerusalem, the city of Ramla, to Acre, to Tripoli, to Jabla, and visited Ibrahim ibn Adham, may God be pleased with him, for the second time, then to the city of Latakia."

"may Allah be pleased with him, is located, and I sought its blessings. I then travelled along the coast, arriving at the city of Acre, now in ruins. Acre was once the base of the Franks in the Levant, resembling the great Constantinople, with a spring to its east known as Ayn al-Bakr, reputed to be where Allah brought forth cattle for Adam, peace be upon him. To access it, one descends steps, and there was a mosque with only its mihrab prayer niche remaining. In the city lies the grave of Salah, peace be upon him. From there I travelled to the city of Tyre, also in ruins, with an inhabited village nearby, mostly populated by recusants. I once descended"

"red column that people claim Christians carried to their country, only to find it later in its original place in Ascalon. In the mosque's chibla, direction of prayer, there is a well known as the Well of Abraham, peace be upon him, accessible by wide stairs and leading to chambers, from each side extending underground passageways walled with stone. Its water is sweet though not abundant, and much is said about its virtues. Outside Ascalon lies the Valley of Ants, believed to be mentioned in the revered book, and in the cemetery of Ascalon are numerous graves of martyrs and saints, too many to count. We visited the"

"When he confronted Buzan, the soldiers inclined towards Khalil and they surrendered Buzan, bringing him as a captive. Khalil executed Buzan by strangulation using bow strings, as it was their custom not to kill those of royal lineage except by strangulation. Khalil's rule was established and he reviewed his soldiers in Samarkand, which numbered 80,000, all clad in armor, the soldiers and their horses."

"Then we traveled from the noble city to al-Ula and Tabuk. Then to Jerusalem. Then to the city of Hebron, peace be upon him. Then to Gaza. Then to the desert dwellings previously mentioned. Then to Cairo, where we learned that our master, the commander of the faithful and the supporter of religion, al-Mutawakkil al-Rab al-Alamin Abu Inan, may Allah support him, had restored by Allah the spread of the Maronite state, healing the Maghreb lands with his blessings and spreading goodness to all people."

"the virtuous Sufi Talha al-Abdalwadi. We arrived in the city of Hebron and visited the tombs of the prophets, peace be upon them. Then we traveled to Gaza, which we found largely abandoned due to the high mortality rate from the plague. The city's judge informed us that out of 80 reputable witnesses, only a fourth remained, with daily deaths totaling 1,100."

"judge who had gone blind. May Allah benefit him and others through him. From there I journeyed to Mayan, then to Yazdkass, then to Khalil, then to Kashkzar, then to Isfahan, then to Tustar, then to Huwaiza, and then to Basra. I previously mentioned all of these places. In Basra, I visited the noble graves located there, including those of Zubayr ibn al-Awam, Talha ibn Bayt Allah, Halima al-Sadiya, Abu Bakra, Anas ibn Malik, al-Hassan al-Basri, Thabit al-Banani, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Malik ibn Dinar, Muhammad ibn Wasi, Habib al-Ajami, and Sal ibn Abdullah al-Tustari. May Allah be pleased with them all. From Basra, we then"

"and Izz al-Din al-Dimashki al-Hanbali, all ruled for their execution, and so they were executed together. At the beginning of Rabi al-Awwal in the year 49, news reached us in Aleppo that the plague had struck Gaza, with the death toll reaching over a thousand in a single day. I then traveled to Homs, where I found the plague had also struck, and around 300 individuals died on the day of my arrival."