Today, Palestine celebrates the Day of the Land, it was announced from the Embassy of Palestine in Montenegro.
"The Palestinian people commemorate March 30, the date in 1976 when Israeli authorities seized 210.000 acres of their land and responded violently to demonstrations against plans to seize Palestinian territory. On that day, six young protesters were killed. Since then, Palestinians have observed this day as a the embodiment of the Palestinian people's belonging to their country and as a day of remembrance for the six young martyrs tragically killed. Today, as we commemorate this pivotal moment in the Palestinian resistance, we also face a relentless attack on the existence of the Palestinian people. More than 32.000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, 2023. "More than 78.000 thousand were injured. The most affected were women and children, who represent about two-thirds of the dead and injured," the announcement states.
The Embassy of Palestine added that since its inception in 1976, Land Day has been a powerful symbol of Palestinian resistance against colonial expansion and oppression.
"Stemming from the first confrontation in 1976 and fueled by ongoing fighting since 1948, and escalating after 1967, Israel's appropriation of millions of dunums of Palestinian land clearly illustrates its ambitions to expand colonial settlements, which is in direct violation of international law and UN Security Council Resolution 2334 . The ongoing displacement and dispossession experienced by Palestinians not only violates their sovereignty and right of return, but also threatens their aspirations for food sovereignty and social justice in their own land. With over 2.380.000 dunums confiscated since 1967, with the aim of increase the number of Israeli settlers to one million by 2030 in the Occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, the continuous expansion of Israeli occupation settlements and the illegal annexation of the country after the Oslo Accords, highlight the blatant disregard for Palestine's right to self-determination," the statement reads.
The Embassy of Palestine said that today, the aggressive depopulation of northern Gaza, which forces tens of thousands to starve and forces over a million people into the cramped confines of Rafah, represents an example of the terrible consequences of such a policy, undermining the Palestinian right to self-determination in their historical territories and the establishment of an independent and sovereign state. of the state.
"Commemorating Palestine Day, we remind the whole world of the suffering of the people of Palestine under the Israeli military occupation and the unprecedented genocide against Palestinians that is ongoing," the statement concluded.
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