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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">‘We Will Not Forget’: Palestinians Commemorate Land Day in Gaza</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">March 31, 2022<br></div>
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Palestinians commemorate Land Day in Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle)
<p><strong>By <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff" title="Display all articles for Palestine Chronicle Staff">Palestine Chronicle Staff</a></strong></p><p><span>Palestinians
in Gaza participated in a rally marking the 46th anniversary of
Palestinian Land Day near the fishermen’s port in Gaza City.</span></p>
<p><span>Land Day, celebrated on March 30 each year, is a crucial date
in the Palestinian collective memory. It dates back to 1976 when six
Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army during demonstrations
staged against Israel’s confiscation of Palestinian land.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1376-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1376-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1429-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1429-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1498-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1498-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1527-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1527-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1598-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR1598-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="270"></a></p>
<p><span>Every year, a variety of rallies and activities are scheduled across the occupied Palestinian territories. </span></p>
<p><span>In Gaza, celebrations started a few days ago, with a rally near the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel. </span></p>
<p><span>On Tuesday, a massive rally was held at the fishermen’s port,
in the presence of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3205-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3205-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3172-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3172-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3316-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3316-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3334-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3334-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3365-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3365-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3393-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3393-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a></p>
<p><span>Palestinians also gathered in the streets waving Palestinian flags and photos of political prisoners. </span></p>
<p>The Palestine Chronicle talked to one of the women about the importance of this national celebration.</p>
<p>“On our Land Day, it is the duty of the Palestinian people to show our strength and resist the occupation,” the woman said.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3460-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3460-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3470-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3470-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3480-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3480-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3493-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3493-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3534-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3534-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3557-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3557-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3593-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3593-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3631-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AJUR3631-scaled.jpg" alt="" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="392" height="261"></a></p>
<p>“Israelis believe that old Palestinians will forget their right of
return and that young people do not know the true value of freedom. But
here we are, old and young, all together, saying out loud that we shall
return to our home. And that, despite the hardship and suffering we have
to endure every day, we will fight for freedom and liberate our
occupied homeland.”</p>
<p><span>Land Day represents an opportunity to commemorate the tragic
events of 1976 but also to reiterate that Palestinians are still united
in their struggle for freedom and justice.</span></p>
<p><i><span>(All Photos: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle)</span></i></p>
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