
With few resources left, a man in Gaza hopes to save hundreds of animals
ABC News
"We have already lost everything, but at least the animals are still with me," Saeed Al Err, the founder of Sulala Animal Rescue in Gaza, told ABC News.
An animal rescue organization in the Gaza Strip says it's trying to keep alive not only family members amid the Israel-Hamas war, but also hundreds of dogs, cats and donkeys.
"We have already lost everything, but at least the animals are still with me," Saeed Al Err, the founder of Sulala Animal Rescue, told ABC News.
Al Err said he and his family, including the animals he's currently able to care for, have relocated three times since Oct. 7, when the Hamas terrorist group, which governs Gaza, launched an unprecedented surprise attack on neighboring Israel. The Israel Defense Forces retaliated with a bombing campaign and siege of Gaza, where now more than 2 million Palestinians are displaced and suffering from a lack of food, water and medicine, according to the United Nations.
In Gaza, at least 27,947 people have been killed and 67,459 others have been injured since Oct. 7, according to Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health. In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others injured since Oct. 7, according to the Israeli prime minister's office. Meanwhile, at least 564 Israeli soldiers have been killed since Oct. 7, including 227 since the ground operations in Gaza began, according to the IDF.
