On Thursday, Palestinians mark the “Nakba” or “catastrophe” – the name they use for their uprooting during the war over Israel’s creation in 1948. In honor of the day, the UN has digitized more than 525,000 photos, most of which have never been seen before.
The photos show a history of the Palestinian’s transition into life as one of the world’s most entrenched refugee populations. In this 1971 photo, Palestinian refugees pose for pictures in a newly built refugee camp in Eastern Jordan.
AP Photo/G.Nehmeh, UNRWA Photo Archives
Vast tent camps, like this one in Lebanon from 1952, were established as emergency measures to shelter Palestinian refugees. Today, many still stand as crowded, cement-block neighborhoods.
AP Photo/S.Madver, UNRWA Photo Archives
In this 1968 photo, a Palestinian woman arrives at a Jordanian refugee camp as part of the exodus of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza following the 1967 war. Many thought they were only seeking temporary shelter at the time.
AP Photo/G.Nehmeh, UNRWA Photo Archives
This 1967 photo shows Palestinians fleeing the river Jordan on the remnants of the Allenby bridge. Many carry only what they can hold in their hands or on their backs.
AP Photo/UNRWA Photo Archives
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