<article data-history-node-id="440449" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/250000-protestors-march-london-commemorate-nakba-day" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/250000-protestors-march-london-commemorate-nakba-day" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Video: 250,000 protestors march in London to commemorate Nakba Day</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Some 250,000 protestors marched in London to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba on Saturday, according to organisers.</p> <p>The event marks the anniversary of the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians and the killing of 13,000 others in 1948, when Zionist militias occupied Palestinian territory to establish the state of Israel.</p> <p>It was organised by a coalition of groups, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Stop the War and is part of a series of marches that have been organised in protest of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza since October 2023.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">250,000 protestors marched in London to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba on Saturday, according to organisers.<br> <br> The event marks the anniversary of the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians and the killing of 13,000 others in 1948 <a href="https://t.co/VpLUVrMWNb">pic.twitter.com/VpLUVrMWNb</a></p> — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2055732412517085550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

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