Three lion cubs are born five days after Israel and Palestinian militants ended a fierce round of cross-border fighting.
In a cardboard box at a Gaza City zoo, three-day-old lion cubs were on display on Saturday, local time: a rare joyous sight for children and adults alike, just days after Israeli aircraft pounded the territory and Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets back at Israel.Veterinarian Mahmoud al-Sultan says the loud noise of explosions from fighting causes stress to animalsVeterinarian Mahmoud al-Sultan said each cub weighed about 700 grams.
He said he felt lucky the birth was successful, despite the deafening sounds of constant explosions during three days of fighting between Israel forces and Palestinian militants.Loud noise, he explained, "causes stress to the wild animals, especially the lions, whose roars get higher, and they keep moving in a circular way inside the cage".
During the fighting, 49 Palestinians, including 17 children, were killed and several hundred more were injured.Gaza is impoverished, with double-digit unemployment, largely as a result of border blockades that Egypt and Israel imposed after Hamas militants took control of the territory 15 years ago.In the past, a number of animals in small, private Gaza zoos starved to death or were killed in the long-running conflict, which has included four Israel-Hamas wars and countless smaller skirmishes.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rail gates thrown open as three weeks of industrial action beginsRail staff who are union members say they will leave the gates to the train network open for three weeks beginning on Saturday.
Read more »
Australian academic praises work of the Taliban, despite being held hostage for three yearsAustralian academic Timothy Weeks — who was previously held hostage by the Taliban — returns to Afghanistan to 'celebrate' the regime's one year in power.
Read more »
Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act, warrant revealsDetails contained in explosive search warrant show US officials investigating whether three criminal statutes violated
Read more »
Two children among ten killed in mass shooting in MontenegroMontenegro has declared three days of national mourning after 10 people, including two children, were killed in a daylight attack by a gunman who police said had recently exhibited a “change in behaviour.” 7NEWS
Read more »
Festival tragedy: One dead, dozens injured as stage collapses at major dance eventOne person has been killed and dozens injured when high winds caused part of a stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia. 7NEWS
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine war: three wounded in fresh shelling near nuclear reactor as UN urges demilitarised zone – liveMoscow and Kyiv trade accusations over shelling around plant in south-east Ukraine as Kyiv claims attack on Russian ammunition depot
Read more »