Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in Gaza have left many Palestinians comparing the current war to the Nakba of 1948, when hundreds of thousands were forced from their homes during the creation of Israel.
Ne’man Abu Jarad and his daughter push a cart loaded with jerrycans filled with water as they walk at a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Ne’man Abu Jarad carries his granddaughter Hour Abu Jarad as he talks with a neighbor at a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Majida Abu Jarad places a pillow on a bed inside the tent where she lives with her family at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian Yusuf Abu Hamam, front center, who was expelled from his town during the first Israeli-Arab war in 1948, walks with his grandchildren and son past buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
