The zoo has struggled financially since the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
A zoo in the Gaza Strip will shut following a public outcry over the deaths of animals in its enclosures, according to reports.
Palestinian children look through the bars of a cage at a lion at the Rafah Zoo in the southern Gaza Strip on February 12. It has been at the center of a controversy over the safety welfare of its animals and will close. SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) Now, the zoo’s more than three dozen inhabitants, including hyenas, porcupines and five lions, will be relocated via Israel to animal sanctuaries in Jordan, and the zoo will be closed down, The Times reported.
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