Palestinine mark Land Day – in pictures

  • Arab-Israelis during a rally to mark the 46th anniversary of Land Day in the town of Deir Hanna in the northern Galilee region. Land Day commemorates the events of March 30, 1976, when Israeli troops shot and killed six people protesting against land confiscations. AFP
    Arab-Israelis during a rally to mark the 46th anniversary of Land Day in the town of Deir Hanna in the northern Galilee region. Land Day commemorates the events of March 30, 1976, when Israeli troops shot and killed six people protesting against land confiscations. AFP
  • Palestinians raise their national flag at a Land Day rally in Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinians raise their national flag at a Land Day rally in Gaza City. AFP
  • Palestinians at a rally in Gaza City to mark the 46th anniversary of Land Day. AFP
    Palestinians at a rally in Gaza City to mark the 46th anniversary of Land Day. AFP
  • A Land Day rally at the port in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Land Day rally at the port in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A rally in Gaza City commemorating events in March 1976 when Israel confiscated land from Galilee Arab villages, leading to protests in which six Arabs were killed. The Land Day rallies are an annual event to protest against discriminatory Israeli land policies. AP
    A rally in Gaza City commemorating events in March 1976 when Israel confiscated land from Galilee Arab villages, leading to protests in which six Arabs were killed. The Land Day rallies are an annual event to protest against discriminatory Israeli land policies. AP
  • Palestinian fishermen at the port in Gaza City join the demonstration. AP
    Palestinian fishermen at the port in Gaza City join the demonstration. AP
  • Land Day demonstrators in the northern Arab-Israeli town of Deir Hanna. AFP
    Land Day demonstrators in the northern Arab-Israeli town of Deir Hanna. AFP
  • Palestinian women at the rally in Gaza City. AP
    Palestinian women at the rally in Gaza City. AP
  • Arab-Israelis during the rally in Deir Hanna in Galilee. AFP
    Arab-Israelis during the rally in Deir Hanna in Galilee. AFP
  • Sheikh Raed Salah, second right, an Arab-Israeli religious leader, at the rally in Deir Hanna. AFP
    Sheikh Raed Salah, second right, an Arab-Israeli religious leader, at the rally in Deir Hanna. AFP
  • Palestinian Salem Abu Amra, 80, with the key to his house at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, a day before the 46th anniversary of Land Day. AFP
    Palestinian Salem Abu Amra, 80, with the key to his house at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, a day before the 46th anniversary of Land Day. AFP