Most Palestinians in Gaza forced out of their homes since October 2023
That’s according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which drew parallels between forced displacement in Gaza today and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948 when the State of Israel was founded.
Known as the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic), Zionist military forces pushed more than 700,000 Palestinians out of their homes at that time. “77 years later, Palestinians continue to be forcibly displaced,” UNRWA said in a post on X to mark World Refugee Day.
In 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were displaced from their towns and villages.
77 years later, Palestinians continue to be forcibly displaced. Since the war in #Gaza began, around 1.9 million people have been forced to flee their homes.#WorldRefugeeDay pic.twitter.com/S8PdDX9Ysw
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 19, 2025
Israeli military bombs home in central Gaza, killing at least 8
The Israeli military’s attacks across Gaza are continuing overnight.
Citing a source at the Al-Aqsa Hospital, our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report that Israeli fighter jets have bombed a house west of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, killing at least eight people and injuring more.
Israeli forces open fire in central Gaza, killing at least 22
The Israeli military has carried out another mass casualty attack in Gaza.
Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues, citing a source at al-Awda Hospital in Deir el-Balah, report that Israeli forces have opened fire on aid seekers near the Netzarim axis in central Gaza, killing at least 22 people and injuring more.
In total, at least 31 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the four and a half hours since midnight.
Death toll rises for Israeli strike on home in Deir el-Balah
Earlier, we reported that Israeli forces had bombed a home in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, killing at least eight people. The Quds News Network and the Palestinian Information Center now report that at least 11 people have been confirmed killed in that strike, which hit the Ayyash family home in the al-Ma’askar area.
Death toll rises for Israeli attack on aid seekers in Netzarim
As we reported earlier, Israeli forces opened fire on aid seekers near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, killing at least 22 people and injuring more. Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues, citing a source at al-Awda Hospital in Deir el-Balah, now report that 23 people have been killed in that attack.
Al Jazeera sources in Gaza now report that a total of 34 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the besieged enclave in the hours since midnight local time (21:00 GMT).
