BEIRUT (AP) — When Zarifa Nawfal’s family arrived in Beirut for her wounded daughter’s surgery, one of the first things she wanted to do was go to the sea. The Mediterranean had been a constant companion at their home in Gaza before the war.
“The moment I smelled the sea, I felt at peace inside — as if I were in Gaza,” she said.
But soon their place of refuge reminded her of home in far more distressing ways.
Palestinian girl Halima Abou Yassine, 7, who was brought to Lebanon from Gaza Strip for treatment after an Israeli strike left her near death with a gaping wound
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