Palestinians mark 74th Nakba Day - in pictures

  • Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron participate in a rally marking the 74th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe), referring to their uprooting in the war over Israel's 1948 creation. EPA
    Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron participate in a rally marking the 74th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe), referring to their uprooting in the war over Israel's 1948 creation. EPA
  • Palestinians carry a large national flag during a Nakba Day rally to mark the displacement of thousands of Palestinians after the founding of the Israeli state in the aftermath of the Second World War. AP
    Palestinians carry a large national flag during a Nakba Day rally to mark the displacement of thousands of Palestinians after the founding of the Israeli state in the aftermath of the Second World War. AP
  • Nakba Day, marked here in the West Bank city of Ramallah, commemorates the 700,000 Palestinians who were forced to flee and seek refuge in neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. AP
    Nakba Day, marked here in the West Bank city of Ramallah, commemorates the 700,000 Palestinians who were forced to flee and seek refuge in neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. AP
  • Israeli security forces were on high alert on Sunday after warnings by Hamas as Palestinians marked Nakba Day in places such as the West Bank city of Ramallah. EPA
    Israeli security forces were on high alert on Sunday after warnings by Hamas as Palestinians marked Nakba Day in places such as the West Bank city of Ramallah. EPA
  • Palestinians marching in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah in a Nakba Day rally to mark the biggest tragedy in Palestine’s history. AFP
    Palestinians marching in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah in a Nakba Day rally to mark the biggest tragedy in Palestine’s history. AFP
  • A young Palestinian waves national flags from a rooftop as people march in a rally marking the 74th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe) in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah. AFP
    A young Palestinian waves national flags from a rooftop as people march in a rally marking the 74th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe) in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah. AFP
  • A Palestinian man at a Nakba rally in Ramallah holds a key to symbolise property lost during the forced removal of Palestinians from their homes after the formation of Israel. Reuters
    A Palestinian man at a Nakba rally in Ramallah holds a key to symbolise property lost during the forced removal of Palestinians from their homes after the formation of Israel. Reuters
  • Palestinians mark the 74th anniversary of the Nakba in Ramallah. Reuters
    Palestinians mark the 74th anniversary of the Nakba in Ramallah. Reuters
  • Demonstrators remembering the Nakba, the forced removal of Palestinians from their homes after the formation of Israel. Reuters
    Demonstrators remembering the Nakba, the forced removal of Palestinians from their homes after the formation of Israel. Reuters
  • A Palestinian girl takes part in a Ramallah rally marking the 74th anniversary of the Nakba. Reuters
    A Palestinian girl takes part in a Ramallah rally marking the 74th anniversary of the Nakba. Reuters