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Airline passengers lie on the floor at Heathrow Airport in London, England, on Dec. 20. Snow and freezing temperatures delayed flights across northern Europe. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
An EgyptAir airplane lands as snowplows clear runways during a snowfall at Germany's Frankfurt Airport on Dec. 20. More than 1,000 flights at Germany's main airports in Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin were canceled, and many more delayed, after up to 16 inches of fresh snow blanketed the country. Some 500 stranded passengers slept on cots at Frankfurt Airport. Alex Domanski/Reuters
A car is stuck in a ditch along a snow-covered road in Fechain, France, on Dec. 20, after heavy snow fell in northern France. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters
Youths throw snowballs in Stamford Bridge, England, on Dec. 2. Heavy snow caused travel chaos across much of northern Europe, keeping London's Gatwick Airport closed for a second day and disrupting road and rail travel in France, Germany, and Switzerland. Nigel Roddis/Reuters
A woman plays with her dog on snow-covered Brighton beach, England, on Dec. 2. Clive Gee/AP
A plow clears snow on the runways to reopen the airport as a British Airways plane is seen in the background at the London City Airport on Dec. 2. Akira Suemori/AP
A British Airways plane is parked as workers clear snow from the runways to reopen the airport at the London City Airport on Dec. 2. Akira Suemori/AP
A worker clears snow from a British Airways plane to be ready for reopening the airport at the London City Airport on Dec. 2. Akira Suemori/AP
A snowplow goes past a vehicle stranded by snow on the A57 road near Worksop, England, on Dec. 2. About 200 people were stranded on the road overnight and had to be rescued by mountain rescue crews after heavy snowfall, local media reported. Nigel Roddis/Reuters
People walk by vehicles that have been stranded for two days due to snow on the A57 road near Worksop, England, on Dec. 2. Nigel Roddis/Reuters
Trains approach Clapham Junction station through the snow in London on Dec. 2. Andrew Winning/Reuters
A car is stuck as a plow tries to get the snow off the road during a heavy storm near Neu Mukran on the island of Ruegen at the Baltic Sea, Germany, on Dec. 2. Large parts of Germany were hit by heavy snowfalls and icy winds. Jens Koehler/AP
Surfers walk along a snow-covered path as they leave the water at the Baltic Sea region of Timmendorf near Luebeck, Germany, on Dec. 2. Christian Charisius/Reuters
German police officers stand in heavy snow as they guard the Reichstag buildings in Berlin on Dec. 2. Security measures are still high due to terror threats against Germany. Markus Schreiber/AP
Cows stand in the snowy countryside near Chasne sur Illet, France, on Dec. 2. Nine regions in northwest and southeast France were put on a weather alert, warning of snow and ice. David Vincent/AP
A cyclist passes snow-covered trees on the Pyrenees route to Erro, Spain, on Dec. 2. Many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snowstorms. Alvaro Barrientos/AP
A man walks on the Pyrenees route to Erro, Spain, on Dec. 2. Alvaro Barrientos/AP
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On Wednesday, Israel's 65th anniversary, Palestinians demonstrated and expressed their desire to return to what they view as their holy land. A recent report shows approximately 5.3 million Palestinians are classified as refugees and live in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza.
Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when the creation of Israel's caused many to lose their homes and become refugees.
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