Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were forced from their villages during the war over Israel’s creation in 1948, which Palestinians commemorate as their “catastrophe.”
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| A Palestinian woman paints a mural in Gaza City during the 64th anniversary of “nakba,” the Arabic term for “catastrophe” used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were forced from their villages during the war over Israel's 1948 creation. |
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| Palestinians with faces painted in the colors of a Palestinian flag participate in a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah marking the 64th anniversary of nakba. |
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| A Palestinian prepares to hurl a stone at Israeli troops during clashes outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, during the 64th anniversary of nakba. |
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| Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, center, takes part in a street race during the 64th anniversary of nakba in Gaza City. |
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| Palestinian activists mark the 64th anniversary of nakba at the Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus. |
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| Masked Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, during the 64th anniversary of nakba. |
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| Palestinian activists argue with an Israeli soldier on the 64th anniversary of nakba at the Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus. |
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| Masked Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, during the 64th anniversary of nakba. |
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| Palestinians participate in a rally marking the 64th anniversary of nakba in the West Bank city of Nablus. |
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| Palestinians hold candles during a rally marking the al-Nakba Day in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 14, 2012. Palestinians will mark the al-Nakba Day on May 15 when thousands of Palestinians were forced to leave their homes during the Arab-Israeli war in 1948. |
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