RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians marked the 39th anniversary of Nakba Day on March 31, staging various events in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the 1948 territory.
Palestinians have been consistently commemorating Nakba since March 30, 1976, when six Palestinians were killed inside the Green Line following marches in the Galilee, the Triangle and the Negev in response to Israel's decision to confiscate 21 acres of the villages of Araba, Sakhnin, Deir Hanna and Arab as-Sawaed.