Greece: Pro-Palestinian march in Athens marks 78th Nakba anniversary.

SHOTLIST: ATHENS, GREECE (MAY 16, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING SLOGANS, CARRYING PALESTINIAN FLAGS, SIGNS AND BANNERS ATHENS, GREECE - MAY 16, 2026: A pro-Palestinian march was held in Athens on Saturday to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, commemorating the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948. Hundreds of protesters, including civil society organizations and left-wing groups, gathered at Eleftheria Park in central Athens and marched to the U.S. Embassy and later to the Israeli Embassy. Carrying Palestinian flags, the group chanted “Free Palestine” along the route. 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.