In the ruins of the Gaza Strip, 80-year-old survivors are reliving the trauma of 1948, as the current conflict forces a new generation of Palestinians into a cycle of displacement that mirrors the historical Nakba. For those who fled their ancestral villages during the creation of Israel, the recent escalation of violence has transformed the landscape of Gaza into a geography of memory and loss, echoing a displacement that has defined their lives for over seven decades.
The Historical Context of the Nakba
The Nakba, or
