Palestinians held a march in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to commemorate the Nakba or "disaster" of Israel's massive deprivation during the Israeli establishment in 1948.

More than 50,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, and the aid blockade threatens famine, while Israeli leaders continue to express their desire to clear Palestinian territory.

It has also been occupied in the West Bank since 1967, and Israeli troops have been displaced from refugee camps as part of a major military operation.

This year marks the 77th anniversary of Nakba, with an estimated 750,000 Palestinians fleeing or being expelled from the land after Israel declares itself an independent state in the territory.

In Ramara City, Palestinian flags and black flags flew at the intersection of the road on Wednesday, while elementary school students were bused into the city center for a week-long commemoration.

During an event, the little boy wearing a Palestinian kuffyeh scarf waved the flag and held the huge replica key, a symbol of the lost house where the family hoped to return to Israel.

There are no planned events in Gaza, including more than 19 months of war and Israeli bombing that have left residents poor and displaced.

Moamen Al-Sherbini, a resident of Khan Younis, a southern Gaza city, told AFP that he feels history is repeating.

“Our life in Gaza has become a long-term Zhongnaba, losing loved ones, our houses are destroyed, and our livelihoods are gone.”

During the Israeli War, almost all 2.4 million people in Gaza were displaced at least.

In early May, Israel's security cabinet approved plans for an expanded military offensive in Gaza that targeted the "conquest" of the territory while expelling international condemnation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his administration is looking for a third country with Gaza's population after U.S. President Donald Trump advised them to be fired and the territory was redeveloped as a holiday destination.

Speaking at Nuseirat in the centre of the enclave, Malak Radwan, 36, said: “Nakba Day is no longer just a memory, it’s our daily reality in Gaza.”

"It's a painful day in the lives of Palestinian refugees," said Nael Nakhleh, 52, of Ramallah.

The need for Palestinian refugees to return to villages and cities in today’s Israel is that they or their relatives were forced to leave in 1948. The “right to return” remains the central issue in the long-term and lasting negotiations between Israel and Palestine.