The term is often used amongst Arabs to describe the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, in which about 700,000 Palestinians fled from villages and cities in the area which eventually became the State of Israel.
The term is often used amongst Arabs to describe the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. During the course of the war, about 700,000 Palestinians fled from villages and cities in the area which eventually became the State of Israel.