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Palestinians mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, demanding the right of return to their ancestral homes, with marches and protests in Ramallah and other cities.

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Palestinians commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, demanding the right of return to their ancestral homes, with marches and protests in Ramallah and other cities. The Nakba, or 'catastrophe' in Arabic, refers to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. ...

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