The Zoo In Rafah Gives Visitors A Chance To Play With Animals In The Gaza Strip Editorial Image

Palestinian veterinarian Fayyaz al-Haddad, reaches for the paw of the lionness `Falestine` as she is held by another man, at the Rafah Zoo, in Gaza Strip, on Feb 12, 2019. The zoo in the war-battered Palestinian enclave is promoting itself as offering the chance to play with the 14-month-old declawed lioness, which is supposed to be placid enough to meet visitors. It is the latest unconventional animal care practice in Gaza where there is no specialised animal hospital with a few dilapidated zoos competing for business. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib