Mohammed Al-Hajjar
For many people in Gaza, pieces of paper are their most treasured possessions. These are the deeds for land from which their families were expelled.
Adam al-Madhoun is the custodian of documents showing how his grandfather Salim owned a 37 acre farm in Majdal.
Located on the southern coast of historic Palestine, Majdal was seized by the newly formed Israeli army in November 1948. A mass expulsion of its residents occurred then.
Those who managed to stay put came under attack by Israel again in December the following year.
The remaining Palestinians left Majdal as a result of that attack, mainly ending up in Gaza’s refugee camps.