KFAROUE, Lebanon — As the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to devastate southern Lebanon, one local man is doing what he can to help the most vulnerable victims left behind — the animals.
Hussein Hamza has taken it upon himself to care for abandoned pets and farm animals in the village of Kfaroue. With much of the local population having fled the region to escape the fighting, countless animals have been left without anyone to feed or care for them.
The situation is made even more heartbreaking by the fact that some of those animals’ owners did not simply leave — they were killed in airstrikes, leaving their animals with no one to turn to.
A photo gallery compiled by Associated Press photo editors captures the animals Hamza has been working to rescue and care for amid the ongoing conflict.
