The “Nakba”—or “catastrophe”—when 700,000 people were forced from their homes during the 1948 conflict surrounding the founding of Israel has been borne by Palestinians for decades.
Others ended up in Gaza, while more escaped to other nations like Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, where generations are now living in refugee camps. Israel continues to refute allegations that.
They were taken by force. Israel seized Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem during the 1967 Mideast War, decades later. The Palestinians see these areas as belonging to their future state.
Israel maintained control of Gaza’s borders, coastline, and airspace even after it withdrew its forces from the territory in 2005.
Israel enforced a blockade when Hamas came to power in 2007, which led to years of fighting. On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel,
