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Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinians During Nakba Protest

HeadlineMay 16, 2014

Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinians during a protest in the occupied West Bank. Health officials said the victims were 17 and 22 years old. Palestinians held protests across the occupied territories Thursday to mark the 66th anniversary of the Nakba, or “Catastrophe,” when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced during the period around Israel’s declaration of statehood.

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