Bethlehem, West Bank Palestinian protesters throw stones at Israeli security forces during clashes at a rally on the 69th anniversary of what Palestinians call their catastrophe, the ‘Nakba’, on 15 May. It refers to the birth of the state of Israel in British-ruled Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel’s creation.

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