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Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba

Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
01/09
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Palestinian youths from Aida Refugee Camp carry torches through the streets of Bethlehem on the eve of Nakba Day.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
02/09
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A Palestinian person wearing a flag marches past the Israeli separation wall in Aida Refugee Camp on the eve of Nakba Day.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
03/09
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Palestinian youths from Aida Refugee Camp carry torches through the streets of Bethlehem on the eve of Nakba Day.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
04/09
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Palestinians march through the streets of Bethlehem with a flag proclaiming "Return" on the eve of Nakba Day, commemorating the "catastrophe" that expelled Palestinian refugees from what became the modern state of Israel.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
05/09
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Palestinians atop a sound truck lead a march through Aida Refugee Camp on the eve of Nakba Day.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
06/09
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Palestinian youth from Aida Refugee Camp carry torches through the streets of Bethlehem on the eve of Nakba Day, commemorating the "catastrophe" that expelled Palestinian refugees from what became the modern state of Israel.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
07/09
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Palestinians from Aida Refugee Camp march through the streets of Bethlehem on the eve of Nakba Day.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
08/09
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A Palestinian with a flag marches past the Israeli separation wall in Aida Refugee Camp on the eve of Nakba Day, commemorating the "catastrophe" that expelled Palestinian refugees from what became the modern state of Israel.
Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
09/09
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Palestinians from Aida Refugee Camp march through the streets of Bethlehem on the eve of Nakba Day.
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba
  • Palestinian refugees march to commemorate the Nakba

Palestinians took to the streets of the West Bank town of Bethlehem the evening before Nakba Day, which Palestinians observe as the "catastrophe" in which many refugees were expelled from what became the state of Israel in 1948.

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