The Latest Breaking News from Nakba

Images of distressed families walking south have been powerfully evocative of the catastrophe of 1948

The war on Gaza echoes the 1948 catastrophe while fortifying the resolve of displaced Palestinians to return home.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said ceasefire is unlikely

The war has lasted a month. Far longer than the Six Day or the Yom Kippur wars that made modern Middle Eastern history. And, at least for the Palestinians, far more destructive in terms of death and displacement than even the failed Arab invasion at the birth of Israel in…

I covered the Rwandan genocide as a reporter. The language spilling out of Israel after the butchery of the Hamas attacks is eerily familiar, says Guardian US writer Chris McGreal

Thousands of people are moving to south Gaza, but as Israel targets evacuees, others say they would rather die at home.

In Israel’s call for the evacuation of half of Gaza many Palestinians fear a repeat of their mass exodus from what is now Israel

Israel warns people to leave before expected ground assault but Hamas says to stay put, warning of second Nakba

Palestinian leader tells top US diplomat following Israeli order to evacuate Gaza civilians will lead to ‘second Nakba’.

The Israeli army’s recent attack on Jenin refugee camp resulted in 13 deaths (12 Palestinians, including four children, and one Israeli soldier killed by suspected friendly fire). An additional 143 Palestinians were injured, with 20 in critical condition, and up to 4,000 displaced.

The target of Israel’s military has been home to three generations of refugees, many of whom are now fleeing again