▁is ▁ ▁by ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁By z antine ▁monaster y . ▁The ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁walls ▁were ▁but tr essed ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁wall ▁has ▁three ▁a ps es . ▁The ▁Survey ▁of ▁Western ▁Palest ine ▁related ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁Greek ▁ins cri ptions ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁steps ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁door ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁wall ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁was ▁a ▁broken ▁stone ▁sl ab ▁marked ▁by ▁two ▁M alt ese ▁cross es , ▁apparently ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁tomb stone . ▁Further ▁sl abs ▁and ▁Greek ▁ins cri ptions ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁mos que ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁cour ty ard . ▁In ▁the ▁center ▁is ▁a ▁tomb ▁made ▁of ▁modern ▁m ason ry ▁that ▁tradition ▁claims ▁is ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁Saint ▁George ▁(" Mar ▁J ir j is ") ▁or ▁al - K h id r , ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁Arab ic . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁pre domin ance ▁of ▁orth odox ▁Islam ▁in ▁Palest ine , ▁the ▁region ▁contained ▁numerous ▁dom ed ▁structures ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Muslim ▁patron ▁sain ts , ▁among ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Mos que ▁of ▁al - K h id r ▁in ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁and ▁Anti qu ities ▁in ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁began ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Mos que ▁of ▁al - K h id