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Meow Cat Café has joined the growing number of such cafés all over the world.

As people look for ways to deal with life's stresses, cat cafés offer a solution.

Customers can relax with a coffee while they stroke the sociable animals.

That was Nehma Maabad's goal when she made up her mind to open this café in Gaza City.

For locals, the café provides a chance to temporarily forget their worries.

Palestinians in Gaza need such opportunities.

Fighting between Israeli and Palestinian soldiers has continued for years and local people have been unable to move freely since 2007, due to Israeli forces.

Manar Abu Samra frequently stops by.

Visitors to the cat zone pay an entrance fee of around $2.65 per hour, which goes towards the cost of caring for the animals.

The fee also covers vet bills and provides activity areas for the kittens, so Manar is more than happy to pay.

As our understanding increases of the positive effects of stroking animals like cats and dogs, the trend in cat cafés is likely to grow as well.

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