`` Also a peacock , a gazelle , a lion , and a fox . '' Zoo in Gaza nearly destroyed during recent Israel - Hamas conflict . Many of the zoo 's animals were killed -- and the survivors are struggling from lack of food and water . CNN reports the Israeli military believes Hamas may have had rocket launchers in vicinity of park . Hamas says the park is a civilian area , but CNN crew saw metal cases that looked like destroyed rocket batteries .
Zoo in Gaza nearly destroyed during recent Israel - Hamas conflict . Many of the zoo 's animals were killed -- and the survivors are struggling from lack of food and water . CNN reports the Israeli military believes Hamas may have had rocket launchers in vicinity of park . Hamas says the park is a civilian area , but CNN crew saw metal cases that looked like destroyed rocket batteries .