
A lion is seen in their cage at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, At the only zoo in Rafah, in the far south of Gaza, a severe shortage of food is putting lions and other creatures at risk. The owner of the zoo says he fears losing animals to hunger. AFP

Displaced Palestinians are pictured at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, where they sought refuge amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP

A displaced Palestinian carries parrots as he walks around the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, At the only zoo in Rafah, in the far south of Gaza, a severe shortage of food is putting lions and other creatures at risk. The owner of the zoo says he fears losing animals to hunger. AFP

A monkey is seen in their cage at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024,At the only zoo in Rafah, in the far south of Gaza, a severe shortage of food is putting lions and other creatures at risk. The owner of the zoo says he fears losing animals to hunger. AFP

A displaced Palestinian eats a sandwich in the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, where they sought refuge amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP

Displaced Palestinians pose for a picture with a parrot at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, where they sought refuge amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP

Animals are seen in their cage at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024,At the only zoo in Rafah, in the far south of Gaza, a severe shortage of food is putting lions and other creatures at risk. The owner of the zoo says he fears losing animals to hunger. AFP

Displaced Palestinians sit behind a plastic sheet in the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, where they sought refuge amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP

A baboon is seen in their cage at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, At the only zoo in Rafah, in the far south of Gaza, a severe shortage of food is putting lions and other creatures at risk. The owner of the zoo says he fears losing animals to hunger. AFP

Displaced Palestinians cook a meal inside their shelter at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, where they sought refuge amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP

Displaced Palestinians are pictured at the zoo in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2024, where they sought refuge amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP