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A Palestinian girl looks up in surprise while she plays with a ball in the middle of the street in a neighborhood in the Aida refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem. (Malik Hamamra/Mondoweiss) May 2023

Over 75 years, the number of Palestinian refugees has surpassed 6 million worldwide and many still live in refugee camps. This is a look at the people who make up the camp, and the names and faces behind the term “refugee.”

In this animated short, Leila Warah tells the story of her family, who was forced out of their village, Deir Aban, during the Nakba. Leila’s story of exile and denial from her homeland is shared by millions of Palestinian refugees.

Jeremy Corbyn speaking at a microphone. (Photo: Sophia Brown, Wikimedia)

On the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, the violent eviction of Palestinians from their homes and their land, we must reaffirm that freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.