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Gazans mark 68th Nakba Day

Sunday, 15 May 2016 5:59 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 15 May 2016 5:59 PM ]

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. AFP

Ashraf Shannon

Press TV, Gaza

People in the Gaza Strip have taken to the streets, marking the 68th Nakba Day. The Day commemorates the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians by Israel in 1948. According to UN figures, there are around 5 million registered Palestinian refugees. Ashraf Shannon has more.

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