2023-05-01 19:03:00
This was announced by the police in the coastal strip on the Mediterranean. The incident reportedly took place at the Asdaa amusement park near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The police temporarily closed the zoo after the boy’s death to investigate the circumstances.
It was the first known death from a predator in the Gaza Strip. International animal rights activists have repeatedly denounced the fact that wild animals are being kept in private zoos in the Palestinian territories under catastrophic conditions.
“Worst Zoo in the World”
The organization “Four Paws” had previously described a neglected zoo in Khan Yunis as the “worst zoo” in the world. Dozens of animals had died miserably there because they did not receive enough food. Then, in 2019, the organization brought 47 zoo animals from the Gaza Strip, including five lions.
The ongoing conflict between the Islamist Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip, and Israel is making living conditions in the Palestinian territory more difficult. In 2007, Israel tightened a coastal blockade co-sponsored by Egypt.
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