400 Animals killed by IDF in Gaza Zoo

400 Animals killed by IDF in Gaza Zoo

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This zoo, located in the Zeytoun district just south of Gaza City, was almost totally and deliberately destroyed by the Israelis when they entered the Strip in December 2008. Most of the animals in that zoo had been shot at point blank range - from pregnant camels to rare monkeys and ostriches. Out of a total of more than 400 birds and animals in this once popular zoo, only 10 survived including 2 lions who managed instinctively to escape and hide in a nearby office building.

In peace time, which is a rarity in the Gaza Strip, this zoo attracted over a 1000 visitors a day, mainly families with little children. Now the zoo lies in ruins with its owner left on his own to launch a claim for compensation against Israel and its juggernaut of legal and administrative red tape. His few animals which survived the Israeli onslaught are left to starve just like the Gazans themselves.
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