
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in the aftermath of the 1948 war (Photo: Courtesy of UNRWA Facebook)

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in the aftermath of the 1948 war (Photo: Courtesy of UNRWA Facebook)

Deir Yassin massacre in Palestine, April 9, 1948 (Photo: Courtesy of Occupied Palestine website)

In 1948, 75 percent of the primary population of Gaza was refugees. Deir El-Balah and Khan Younis were originally refugee camps, established in 1948, for the displaced people of Palestine.

Gaza

Photos from Gaza by Kegham Djeghalian

Gaza

Gaza before there was Israel.

Palestinian refugees fleeing their homes in 1948. AP