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07/06/2010 GMT

Palestinian refugees: the day my family was killed

BBC World Service - Witness History, Palestinian refugees: the day my family was killed

In 1948, the creation of Israel led to many Palestinians becoming refugees

In 1948, tens of thousands of Palestinians fled, following the creation of the state of Israel. Ahmed Abdullah’s family were killed in the conflict.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians were displaced and many killed following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. 

Ahmed Abdullah tells Jon Donnison about the day members of his family were killed. 

(Photo: Palestinian children in Israel in 1948. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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