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For animals abandoned in war, Houssein Hamzeh is Lebanon's guardian of the strays

Recently an Israeli airstrike hit just 10 meters from his home, injuring several animals. Despite this, Houssein Hamzeh insists, “I am planning to stay in the South as long as I can." 

For animals abandoned in war, Houssein Hamzeh is Lebanon's guardian of the strays

Houssein Hamzeh in his makeshift shelter for stray animals in Kfour, Nabatieh district, South Lebanon. (Photo sent by Houssein Hamzeh)

The drone's persistent hum has become as familiar to Houssein Hamzeh as the barking of the more than 200 dogs he tends to every day. In Kfour, a village in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district, his Mashala Shelter is a sign of compassion and...
The drone's persistent hum has become as familiar to Houssein Hamzeh as the barking of the more than 200 dogs he tends to every day. In Kfour, a village in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district, his Mashala Shelter is a sign of compassion and...