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Al Jazeera Staff

Nakba to Nakba, Palestinian life 76 years post-catastrophe is worse than 75

Palestinians around the world mark the Nakba, or 'catastrophe', on May 15, remembering the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948 [Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo]

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.

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