Nakba to Nakba, Palestinian life 76 years post-catastrophe is worse than 75
Al Jazeera
On the 76th commemoration of the Nakba, Al Jazeera looks at the difference the last year has made to the Palestinians.
Palestinians say the Nakba – the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to clear the way for the formation of Israel in 1948 – never ended. Instead, they believe it is still in motion, continuing to displace and kill Palestinians from their homes, their communities, and their lands.
Last May marked the 75th commemoration of the Nakba. In the year since then, there has been a staggering rise in the number of Palestinians killed, detained and displaced, much of it having occurred against the backdrop of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
And so, as Palestinians marked 76 years since the Nakba on May 15, Al Jazeera takes a closer look at how Palestinians’ lives have changed in the last year.
The last seven months of conflict have brought about an intensification of Israeli violence towards Palestinians, leading to displacement and death.
In the year leading up to May 15, 2023, 234 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the occupied West Bank and 89 in Gaza, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
