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PHOTOS: Palestinian woman takes care of Gaza’s stray cats amid food shortage

Published August 13, 2025
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Grania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, holds some of the stray cats she takes care, August 13. — AFP
Grania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, holds some of the stray cats she takes care, August 13. — AFP

Grania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, cares for stray cats, August 13. — AFP
Grania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, cares for stray cats, August 13. — AFP

Sara Murad, 19, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, holds one of the stray cats she takes care with her mother, August 13. — AFP
Sara Murad, 19, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, holds one of the stray cats she takes care with her mother, August 13. — AFP

Grania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, cares for stray cats, August 13. — AFP
Grania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, cares for stray cats, August 13. — AFP

A stray cat eat lentils in Gaza City, August 13. — AFP
A stray cat eat lentils in Gaza City, August 13. — AFP

Rania Murad (L), 42, and her daughter Sara, 19, who are displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently reside in Gaza City, feed stray cats, August 13. — AFP
Rania Murad (L), 42, and her daughter Sara, 19, who are displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently reside in Gaza City, feed stray cats, August 13. — AFP

Grania Murad (L), 42, and her daughter Sara, 19, who are displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently reside in Gaza City, feed stray cats, August 13. — AFP
Grania Murad (L), 42, and her daughter Sara, 19, who are displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently reside in Gaza City, feed stray cats, August 13. — AFP

Rania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, holds some of the stray cats she takes care, August 13. — AFP
Rania Murad, 42, who is displaced from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip and currently resides in Gaza City, holds some of the stray cats she takes care, August 13. — AFP

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