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Israeli soldiers take positions as Palestinian youths, not seen, hurl stones during clashes at the Al-Roub refugee camp near the West Bank city of Hebron, Sunday, May, 15, 2011. The clashes erupted following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of “Nakba”, Arabic for “Catastrophe”, the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948. – AP Photo |
Gaza : Israeli Forces opened fire on protesters in Gaza Strip, Golan Heights Ras Maroun in Lebanon and West Bank, as Palestinians are marking the 'Nakba' the day "Catastrophe". The "Nakba" is how Palestinians refer to the 1948 founding of the state of Israel, when an estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled following Israel's declaration of statehood.
