Palestinians commemorate the 1948 displacement of roughly 750,000 people. More than two million remain displaced in Gaza following a ceasefire.
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Millions of Palestinians marked Friday the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, an Arabic term meaning "catastrophe" that refers to the mass expulsion and flight of approximately 750,000 Palestinians from their homes during the 1948 war surrounding the creation of Israel.
The commemoration represents the third Nakba anniversary observed since Israel's military operations in Gaza began. According to Palestinian statistics, around 80 percent of Palestinians living in what became Israel were displaced during the 1948 conflict.
The anniversary comes as more than two million people in the Gaza Strip 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 40-kilometer strip along the Mediterranean coast, hemmed in by an Israeli-controlled zone.
Among those marking the occasion was Mustafa Al-Jazzar, 83, who fled his hometown during the 1948 Nakba and now lives with his family and grandchildren at a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Generations of Palestinians have endured displacement as a result of events stemming from 1948. The term Nakba has become central to Palestinian collective memory and identity, encompassing the broader experience of loss of land and homes during that period.
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