There, he reopened the zoo, hoping to give traumatised youngsters something to enjoy after nearly three years of destruction.
Zoo keeper returned to find animal bones
“In the beginning of the war people were looking for a way to survive … and I was looking for a way to save the animals more than saving myself,” Gomaa told Reuters.
There were a number of zoos in Gaza before the conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted, displaying exotic and wild animals including lions and eagles, municipal records show.
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