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- APA-VD-2025-000424
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- 15:17
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Restrictions Summary: APA wire clients only Shortlist: APAwire - APA wire clients only, Khan Yunis- October 15, 2025. Mahmoud Juma, a Palestinian zookeeper from the southern Gaza city of Rafah, is struggling to care for over 100 animals amid repeated forced displacements due to the Israeli attacks, on October 15, 2025. Having relocated multiple times, from Rafah to Khan Yunis and then to Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Juma now shelters lions, lionesses, birds, dogs, cats, and monkeys under increasingly dire conditions. He voices deep concern over the lack of essential supplies such as meat and specialized feed for the predators. Despite continued hostilities and the challenges of displacement, Juma remains committed to keeping the animals alive.
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