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Palestinians commemorate Nakba Day

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Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip commemorated Nakba, “catastrophe” in Arabic, the name given for the day of the creation of Israel on May 15, 1948. Adults and children held keys — either real or cardboard — signifying their homes in what is now Israeli-controlled land.

A Palestinian boy holds a large key and waves the Palestinian flag in front of a poster during a rally to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the "Nakba" on May 15, 2016 in the West Bank city of Nablus. "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The key symbolises the homes left by Palestinians in 1948. (AFP PHOTO / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH) A Palestinian woman walks past a poster depicting a key symbolising the keys to houses left by Palestinians in 1948, on May 11, 2016, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a few days ahead the 68th anniversary of the "Nakba". "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. (AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI) Palestinians stand on a makeshift train, that is symbolically heading to the homes and lands they left in 1948, on May 15, 2016 in the West Bank town of Bethlehem as they commemorate the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" in Arabic in reference to the establishment in 1948 of the state of Israel. "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The large keys symbolise the homes left by Palestinians in 1948. On the wagons the names of depopulated Palestinian villages and refugee camps are written. (AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER) Palestinian refugee Ibrahim Abu Mustaf, 83, who says is a former inhabitant of the town of Beersheva, carries the key to his former home as he sits outside his home in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2016, on the 68th anniversary of the "Nakba".
"Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The key symbolises the homes left by Palestinians in 1948.
(AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB) A Palestinian woman walks past a mural in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2016, on the 68th anniversary of the "Nakba". "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The key symbolises the homes left by Palestinians in 1948. (AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB) Palestinian refugee Ibrahim Abu Mustaf (R), 83, who says is a former inhabitant of the town of Beersheva, sits next to his wife Amna, 75, outside his home in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2016, on the 68th anniversary of the "Nakba". "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The key symbolises the homes left by Palestinians in 1948. (AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB) Palestinian refugee Aisha, 53, who says is a former inhabitant of the town of Beersheva, waves a group of keys outside her home in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2016, on the 68th anniversary of the "Nakba". "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The key symbolises the homes left by Palestinians in 1948. (AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB) A Palestinian girl wears earrings bearing the number "68" and a hair slide in the shape of a key on May 15, 2016 in Gaza city during a rally to commemorate the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" in Arabic in reference to the establishment in 1948 of the state of Israel. "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The key symbolises the homes left by Palestinians in 1948. (AFP PHOTO/ MAHMUD HAMS) Palestinian refugees stand on a classic truck as they take part in a rally to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the "Nakba" in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 15, 2016. "Nakba" means in Arabic "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 68-years-ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. The key symbolises the homes left by Palestinians in 1948. (AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANIA)


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