Injured Gaza girls make it to Italy for treatment after long wait

Zeina and Alaa both suffered terrible burns in Gaza, but had to wait months to get out for treatment.

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“Higher,” the little girl demands, her eyes bright with excitement. “Higher, higher.”

Zeina’s being pushed on a swing in a small playground in the suburbs of the northern Italian city of Padua.

A normal scene anywhere in the world.

But Zeina, two, can’t move her head properly. And the right side of her face, neck and scalp are marked with deep, still angry, scars.

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