Millions of Palestinians mark 78 years since the Nakba

"Nakba commemorations serve as remembrance and a call for justice, self-determination and the right to return. Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba Arabic for catastrophe a term that refers to the mass expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from their homes during the 1948 war surrounding the creation of Israel."

"Friday's anniversary is the third Nakba commemoration since Israel's genocidal war on Gaza began, and comes as more than two million people in the besieged enclave remain displaced and confined to a fraction of their territory. More than six months after an October ceasefire, Gaza's population is crammed into less than half of the 40km (25-mile) strip along the Mediterranean coast, hemmed in by an Israeli-controlled zone that encompasses the rest of the territory."

"The Nakba refers to the systematic dispossession and displacement of Palestinians between 1947 and 1949, when Zionist paramilitary groups captured towns and villages in what became the state of Israel. Historians estimate that about 750,000 Palestinians roughly one-third of the population at the time were forced from their homes, and more than 400 villages and urban neighbourhoods were depopulated or destroyed to make way for new Jewish immigrants."

"Palestinian refugees continue to demand the right to return to the towns and villages from which they or their relatives were forced out. This right of return, enshrined in UN General Assembly Resolution 194, remains one of the core unresolved issues in the long-stalled negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. For many Palestinians, the ongoing war i"

Nakba commemorations serve as remembrance and a call for justice, self-determination, and the right to return. The 78th anniversary marks the mass expulsion and flight of about 750,000 Palestinians during the 1948 war around the creation of Israel. More than two million people in besieged Gaza remain displaced and confined to a small portion of their territory, with an Israeli-controlled zone restricting movement. The Nakba involved systematic dispossession and displacement between 1947 and 1949, when Zionist paramilitary groups captured towns and villages. Hundreds of villages and urban neighborhoods were depopulated or destroyed, and many expelled families and their descendants live in refugee camps across the region. Palestinian refugees preserve keys and documents and continue to demand the right to return, grounded in UN General Assembly Resolution 194.

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