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Nakba day protests – in pictures

Israel violence: Wounded protester crossing from Syria into Golan Heights
A hand reaches out to an injured man, one of a several wounded when the Israeli army opened fire at thousands of protesters crossing from Syria into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, close to the Druze town of Majdal Shams Photograph: Jalaa Marey/AFP
Israel violence: Palestinians set fires and throw stones at Qalandiya checkpoint
Palestinians set fires and throw stones during clashes with the Israeli police at Qalandiya checkpoint near Ramallah, in the West Bank Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
Israel violence: Hamas security officials confront protesters between Egypt and Gaza Strip
Hamas security officials confront protesters during a demonstration near the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip Photograph: Ali Ali/EPA
Israel violence: The body of a Syrian protester is carried near the border fence
The body of a Syrian protester is carried near the border fence between Syria and Israel, close to the northern Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights Photograph: Hamad Almakt /Reuters
Israel violence: Tear gas during clashes with the Israeli police at Qalandiya checkpoint
Two men carry a fellow Palestinian after tear gas was fired during clashes with the Israeli police at Qalandiya checkpoint near Ramallah, West Bank Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
Israel violence: A Palestinian youth is detained by Israeli border police during clashes
A Palestinian youth is detained by Israeli border police during clashes in the Shufat refugee camp, on the outskirts of Jerusalem Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: Israeli policemen take position during clashes in the Shufat refugee camp
Israeli policemen take position near a Palestinian worker scrapping metal from the wreckage of a car during clashes with stonethrowers in the Shufat refugee camp, Jerusalem Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: Syrian protesters climb the border fence between Syria and Israel
Protesters climb the border fence between Syria and Israel during a demonstration marking Nakba day, near Majdal Shams Photograph: Jalaa Marey/Reuters
Israel violence: A Palestinian youth throws a firecracker towards Israeli border police
A Palestinian youth launches a firework towards Israeli border police during clashes in the Shufat refugee camp, Jerusalem Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: A wounded Palestinian during clashes near Qalandiya checkpoint
A wounded Palestinian is escorted away during clashes between protesters and Israeli security forces near Qalandiya checkpoint, near Ramallah Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Israel violence: Israeli soldiers stand at the border fence between Israel and Syria
Israeli soldiers stand at the border fence between Israel and Syria as demonstrators approach the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights Photograph: Yaron Kaminsky/AP
Israel violence: Wounded protester after Israeli troops opened fire near Erez
Palestinians carry a wounded protester after Israeli troops opened fire during a march heading towards the Erez border crossing in the northern Gaza Strip Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: Protesters set fire to an Israeli flag in Istanbul
Protesters set fire to an Israeli flag as they chant anti-Israel slogans during a demonstration in front of the Israeli consulate in Istanbul Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire
Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire on them during a rally marking Nakba, or "catastrophe", the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on 15 May 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Lebanon Photograph: Mohammed Zaatari/AP
Israel violence: Israeli rescue teams inspect the scene of an attack in Tel Aviv
Israeli rescue teams inspect the scene of an attack in which one person was killed and five others hurt in Tel Aviv, when a truck driven by an Arab Israeli ploughed into a bus and several cars, according to Israeli police, amid reports it was a deliberate attack Photograph: Yossi Zeliger/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: A masked Palestinian youth sits on top of Israel's separation barrier
A masked Palestinian youth sits on top of Israel's controversial separation barrier during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Anata Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: Police block protesters trying to reach two Jewish settlements in Hebron
Palestinian police block the street as protesters try and reach two Jewish settlements in the Palestinian West Bank city of Hebron Photograph: Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images
Israel violence: A Palestinian protester stands next to a burning barricade
A Palestinian protester stands next to a burning barricade blocking the road during clashes with Israeli troops following a demonstration at the Qalandiya checkpoint Photograph: Majdi Mohammed/AP
Israel violence: Palestinian run for cover as Israeli soldiers fire tear gas canisters
Palestinians run for cover as Israeli soldiers fire teargas canisters during clashes with stone throwers at the Israeli manned Qalandiya checkpoint, between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah Photograph: Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images
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