MILLIONS around the globe marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe,” on Friday.The anniversary refers to the mass expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation. It is the third commemoration of the Nakba since the war in Gaza began.For Palestinians, the Nakba meant the loss of most of their homeland.Some 80 per cent of the Palestinians who lived in the area that became Israel were driven from their homes by forces of the nascent state before and during the war.

MILLIONS around the globe marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe,” on Friday.

The anniversary refers to the mass expulsion and flight of some 750,000 Palestinians from what is now Israel during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation. It is the third commemoration of the Nakba since the war in Gaza began.

For Palestinians, the Nakba meant the loss of most of their homeland.

Some 80 per cent of the Palestinians who lived in the area that became Israel were driven from their homes by forces of the nascent state before and during the war.

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