Palestinians use the word "Nakba" in reference to the events of 1948, when armed Zionist militias forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes and villages under the pressure of bombing and massacres in the historical lands of Palestine, pushing them further into the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and neighboring countries in a major ...

Three Palestinians human rights organizations have warned against a second Nakba (Catastrophe) happening in Gaza as Israeli regime continues with its forced displacement of the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

"This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians known as 'the Nakba' or 'the Catastrophe,'" the UN said in a statement posted on its official website.