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Gaza's animals not spared from war, suffer starvation, trauma and

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The ongoing Hamas-Israel war in the Gaza Strip has wreaked havoc across the Palestinian enclave, killing more than 31,000 people, destroying much of the territory's infrastructure, and leaving a quarter of the 2 million residents on the brink of famine.. Gaza's animals have also not been spared.

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