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Does Anyone Know What Happened to the First and Only Cat Cafe in Gaza?

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Naeema Mea'bed, a Palestinian woman in Gaza, opened Gaza’s first cat cafe , "MEOW Cat Cafe", in August 2023. Reuters cited her telling their reporter that she wanted to bring joy and pet awareness to the people constrained to the open prison of Gaza.  The cafe was fully cat-themed. Offering fourteen resident cats’ company, cat posters on the walls, cat perches, cat swings, a children’s play area, and more; this cafe was a complete feline experience for families, especially children. The breeds in the cafe included Persian cats, Turkish angoras, and hybrids.  The cafe charged $1.30 per hour for the feline experience. On Sundays, long queues waited in front. Naeema Mea'bed told the press covering the story that she had a passion for cats from childhood. Naeema used to say that cats were natural anti-depressants.  Since the Israel-Gaza war had started only two months after the cafe was opened, in October 2023, nothing was heard of Naeema Mea'bed and her cats on the n...

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