Nakba Day

Last year's Israeli airstrike in Gaza amounts to 'indirect' chemical attack

An Israeli airstrike on an agricultural chemical warehouse in Gaza last year has exposed the city to toxic fumes, endangering public health, says a joint investigation between Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Palestinian NGO.

Rashida Tlaib brings resolution in US House to recognise Palestinian Nakba

US Congresswoman introduces a resolution, calling for the lower house of US Congress to recognise the forced expulsion of at least 750,000 Palestinians by then Zionist paramilitaries in 1948.

Palestinians mark Nakba Day amid tension with Israel

Nakba Day comes as tensions have been running high amid repeated Israeli arrest campaigns in the occupied West Bank and killing of a trailblazer journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Tens of thousands protest across North America in solidarity with Palestine

Gatherings to show solidarity with Palestinians took place in cities including New York, Dallas, San Diego, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vancouver, Boston, Washington, Montreal, Portland, Dearborn.

Fire and fury in Palestine as mounting deaths mark Nakba Day

This year's Nakba Day marks 73 years since 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes, turning them into the largest displaced group at the time nearly overnight.

Nakba Day in pictures: 73rd anniversary of Israel's takeover

Palestinians commemorate the day in which tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes during the war that led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

Israeli forces wound nearly 50 Palestinians during Nakba Day protests

Wednesday's rallies were called to mark Nakba Day, what Palestinians term the catastrophe that befell them after Israel's invasion in 1948, when hundreds of thousands fled or were expelled from lands in what is now Israel.

Palestinian Nakba: in memory of more than 70 years of displacement

More than 70 years later, Palestinians still gather to mark the day in which tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes during the war that led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

German newspaper drops cartoonist after Netanyahu drawing

The cartoonist, Dieter Hanitsh, defended his work, saying he has the right to criticise Netanyahu's policies. The cartoon was published a day after Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinians during Nakba protests on the Gaza-Israel border.

Key moments of the Great March of Return

The seven-week long Great March of Return protests along the Gaza border have been subjected to a massacre: 107 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces. Here are the key turning points of events since the movement began on March 30:

Turkey to treat wounded Palestinians in Ankara

Turkish health minister Ahmet Demircan says preparations to transfer the wounded from Gaza to Ankara will soon be completed.

In Pictures: The world stands in solidarity with Palestine

Protests in solidarity with Palestine took place in several cities around the world.