Germany: German police intervene in Nakba commemoration march in Berlin, use tear gas.

SHOTLIST: BERLIN, GERMANY (MAY 16, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS AND POLICE SCUFFLING/ POLICE DETAINING SOME PROTESTERS 2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING AND CHANTING SLOGANS, HOLDING SYMBOLIC KEYS, BANNERS AND PALESTINIAN FLAGS/ PROTESTERS DRUMMING/ POLICE PRESENCE BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 16, 2026: Demonstrators in Berlin gathered on Saturday, May 16, to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948. Thousands of people marched carrying Palestinian flags and banners calling for an end to the violence in Gaza and Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, while chanting slogans including “Israel is killing children, Germany stands behind it,” “Zionist Israel,” “Freedom for Palestine,” and “There is only one solution, intifada resistance.” Police stopped the demonstration, and clashes broke out. Officers used pepper spray against protesters, and several demonstrators were detained during the intervention. Palestinians commemorate May 15 as the “Nakba” (“Great Catastrophe”) following Israel’s declaration of independence on May 14, 1948, and the subsequent forced displacement of Palestinians from their homes. During the Nakba, Israel expelled nearly 1 million Palestinians from their homes and destroyed 675 Palestinian towns and villages. More than 70 massacres were carried out by Zionist militias, killing over 15,000 Palestinians This year’s anniversary comes as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza continues and military operations escalate in the West Bank, amid Palestinian warnings of renewed displacement attempts targeting Palestinians. Since October 2023, Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed more than 72,000 Palestinians and wounded over 172,000 others, while causing massive destruction to homes, infrastructure, and vital facilities, in addition to a severe humanitarian crisis driven by siege conditions and shortages of food, water, and medicine. Reporting by Erbil Basay / Writing by Ayse Elif Erdis