From Jaffa to Gaza: 86-year-old Ebtihaj Dola recounts being forced to flee Jaffa in 1948.
Published date: 15 June 2021 11:09 BST
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Last update: 3 years 6 months ago
“We would see the dead bodies on the ground. They (Israeli soldiers) would move around the streets in their cars and shoot randomly. People walking would just drop dead.”
Eighty-six year old Ebtihaj Dola was forced to flee Jaffa with her family in 1948. She recounts the distressing events that led to her family eventually settling in al-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
Eighty-six year old Ebtihaj Dola was forced to flee Jaffa with her family in 1948. She recounts the distressing events that led to her family eventually settling in al-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
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