Dozens of Palestinians have taken up bird-trapping in recent years, capturing parakeets along the heavily-guarded frontier with Israel and selling them to pet shops. It's a rare if meager source of income in Gaza, which has been under a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade since the militant Hamas group seized power 15 years ago.
Glimpses Of Bird Catchers In Conflict-Ridden Palestine’s Gaza
Dozens of Palestinians have taken up bird-trapping in recent years, capturing parakeets along the heavily-guarded frontier with Israel and selling them to pet shops. It's a rare if meager source of income in Gaza, which has been under a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade since the militant Hamas group seized power 15 years ago.
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