In 1948 roughly three-quarters of a million Palestinian Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes in what was to become Israel. That is called al-Nakba, “the disaster”, by Arabs. The term has been popularized and used by some non-Arabs. Whatever else it was it seems clear to have been an instance of ethnic cleansing.
Since October 7, 2023 it is estimated that 1.9 million Arab residents of Gaza have been driven from their homes, sometimes being forced to move multiple times. IMO that would reasonably be termed the Second Nakba. It differs from the first in that it was primarily a predictable outcome of the murderous Hamas raid on southern Israel. It was self-imposed.
Now Hamas and by extension the Palestinians are without allies in the Arab world except, possibly, for a few rich individuals. It is time for the Palestinians and, indeed, all radical Islamists, to recognize that all they will get in return for terrorist attacks are death and destruction. For better lives for themselves and their children they must use peaceful means.
The Palestinians have long had a losing hand here with the US totally committed to supporting Israel. The second Nakba has long been underway as Netanyahu and company were rapidly adding new territory in the West Bank before 10/7. So if Hamas didnt attack on 10/7 Palestinians would have been pushed out of the West Bank. They would have remained quarantined in Gaza with an unemployment rate that usually rates among the highest in the world. Their attack on 10/7 just accelerated the inevitable process.
Steve