1948 Nakba - in pictures

  • Women and children carry personal belongings on the five-kilometre journey through no man's land to the Arab lines in Tulkarim, June 1948. They were brought by lorry to this point from an Arab village near Haifa. Getty Images
    Women and children carry personal belongings on the five-kilometre journey through no man's land to the Arab lines in Tulkarim, June 1948. They were brought by lorry to this point from an Arab village near Haifa. Getty Images
  • An elderly Palestinian refugee in the Hussein refugee camp, also known as the Camp of Return. Reuters
    An elderly Palestinian refugee in the Hussein refugee camp, also known as the Camp of Return. Reuters
  • The day after the state of Israel was founded, a group of Haganah fighters celebrate after taking control of the Arab town of Jaffa, to the south of Tel Aviv. Reuters
    The day after the state of Israel was founded, a group of Haganah fighters celebrate after taking control of the Arab town of Jaffa, to the south of Tel Aviv. Reuters
  • Arabs carrying possessions on their heads flee from a village in Galilee about five months after the creation of the state of Israel. Reuters
    Arabs carrying possessions on their heads flee from a village in Galilee about five months after the creation of the state of Israel. Reuters
  • Arabs fleeing from a village in Galilee pass a burnt-out vehicle on a mountain road about five months after the creation of the state of Israel. Reuters
    Arabs fleeing from a village in Galilee pass a burnt-out vehicle on a mountain road about five months after the creation of the state of Israel. Reuters
  • Arab refugees return to their village after its surrender during the 1948 war that followed the foundation of Israel. AFP
    Arab refugees return to their village after its surrender during the 1948 war that followed the foundation of Israel. AFP
  • Palestinians speak with Israeli soldiers near a captured Arab village during the 1948 war. AFP
    Palestinians speak with Israeli soldiers near a captured Arab village during the 1948 war. AFP