May 15 is a day of remembrance for everyone and everywhere Palestinians. It is about the so-called Nakbawhich means destruction, and since 1998 has been declared an official day of mourning for the loss of the Palestinian homeland in 1948. Shortly after World War II and after the international community agreed to establish a state in the region Israelsome 750,000 Palestinians have been expelled from their homes in the hope that one day they will return. Today, many Palestinians remain alienated, celebrating the Nakba at a time when the Middle East issue is once again in crisis.

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On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, a “ceasefire” between Israelis and Palestinians was inaugurated on Saturday afternoon, in which the mediation of the state Egypt. The truce came after five days of violent clashes that claimed the lives of at least 33 Palestinians and 2 Israelis. In airstrikes that began last Tuesday, the Israeli government claims that three leading Islamic Jihad members were killed and two more members were killed later this week. The rest of the dead were ordinary citizens, including 7 children and 4 women.

The truce began on Saturday at 20.00 Greek time and concerned the entire region. strip and areas around it, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said. However, 30 minutes before it was due to begin, dozens of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, triggering more airstrikes, AFP correspondents in the region said. Most of the missiles were intercepted by the Israeli air defense system. Immediately after the ceasefire was announced, many people celebrated on the streets of Gaza in the hope that the bloodshed of the last days would come to an end.

Egypt, a longtime mediator in the region, has secured the consent of both Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in its latest ceasefire proposal, urging both sides to immediately de-escalate violence, an Egyptian security official said. Expressing gratitude to Egypt for its initiative, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu he pointed out that “we will answer silence with silence, but Israel will do everything possible to keep its security.”