Nakba

Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass uprooting and say today’s catastrophe is worse photos

Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass uprooting and say today’s catastrophe is worse

  • On Friday, Abu Hamam & millions of Palestinians mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, “catastrophe,” referring to the mass expulsion & flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation
  • Around 530 Palestinian villages in what became Israel were destroyed, according to the Palestinian Bureau of Statistics
By AP ·

1m march in London to mark 76 years of Nakba

1m march in London to mark 76 years of Nakba

By Tamara Turki ·