Palestinians mark 68th anniversary of Deir Yassin massacre by Zionists

Palestinians have marked the 68th anniversary of the massacre of over 100 Palestinian civilians by Zionist militia forces in the West Bank village of Deir Yassin.

The Saturday event in the western al-Quds village came as Palestinians in occupied East al-Quds and elsewhere in the West Bank continue to struggle for their livelihood in the face of persisting Israeli settlement expansion, widespread detentions, extrajudicial executions by Israeli regime forces, and a surge in housing demolitions, Ma’an news agency reported.

Deir Yassin has long remained a symbol of Israeli violence against Palestinians due to the particularly gruesome nature of the 1948 slaughter, which targeted men, women, children, and the elderly in the tiny village.

The Deir Yassin massacre, which was carried out on April 9, 1948, was led by the Irgun militia group, whose head was future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, with support from fellow Zionist militiamen affiliated with Haganah and Lehi groups.

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