Samira was just 10 years old when the Israeli military invaded her village of Zarnouqa in May 1948, expelling its inhabitants.
She still recalls how “people rushed to the markets to get barley and wheat” during the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. The barley was for donkeys, the wheat for human consumption.
At first her family moved to Majdal, another area in historic Palestine. It was seized by Israel in November 1948.
The family then headed to the southern Gaza area of Khan Younis.
They were provided with a tent and remained in Khan Younis for a few months before going to Maghazi, central Gaza. ….more
