RAMALLAH, May 14, 2018 (WAFA) – Thousands of Palestinians Monday took out to streets in the central West Bank city of Ramallah in protest against the relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which is planned for later on Monday.
Protestors gathered at Yasser Arafat Square, located in the center of Ramallah, before they headed to Qalandia military checkpoint, south of Ramallah.
Scout groups marched the streets banging their drums as protestors wearing black t-shirts waived the flags of Palestine and holding keys and placards affirming the right of return.
Protestors also released seventy black balloons, signifying the mourning of lost lands and rights 70 years ago when Israel was established on usurped Palestinian homes and land, and burnt the US flag in protest of the US embassy relocation.
Palestinian factions have called for mass rallies towards contact points with Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to protest the US embassy move.
The official inauguration of the US embassy comes a day before Palestinians mark the 70th anniversary of the Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe), in which over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes to make way for the creation of Israel in 1948.
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