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One of the world's most recently established cat cafés is the Meow Cat Café, in Gaza City.

As people search for ways to switch off from everyday pressures, the popularity of these places, where visitors can chill out with a coffee and a friendly cat, has grown considerably.

It was precisely this idea that originally encouraged owner Nehma Maabad to set up the Meow Cat Café.

For the Palestinian residents of Gaza, the café allows locals some relief from the challenges of living every day under an Israeli blockade since 2007.

The region has experienced the pain and hardship of repeated wars fought between Israel's army and Palestinian fighters.

Manar Abu Samra's one of the café's loyal customers.

Nehma ensures the costs of keeping the cats are covered by adding a small entrance charge to the café's cat zone, of approximately $2.65 each hour.

Vet bills and also play areas and activities for the kittens are financed by this entrance fee, which Manar insists is value for money.

It's highly likely that the fashion for cat cafés will persist and develop further, as the knowledge surrounding the calming effects of stroking an animal becomes better understood.

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