#OtD 18 Oct 1948 the Israeli Air Force began bombing the Palestinian village of Bayt Jibrin during Operation Yoav. By the time Yoav concluded, in just a few days, it had caused the number of refugees living in the Gaza Strip to increase from 100k to 230k. https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/11436/bombing-of-bayt-jibrin?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon