Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip are marking the 49th anniversary of the Israeli invasion and military occupation of the territories that began in 1967.

Palestinians carry national flags and banners as they take part in a rally to mark the 49th anniversary of "Naksa Day", commemorating the displacement of Palestinians that occurred after Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2016. (Xinhua/Mamoun Wazwaz)

In a speech, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians will not accept less than the end of the Israeli occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state after 49 years of Israeli occupation. Abbas said East Jerusalem must be the capital of the state.

Israel occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights of Syria and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in 1967. It pulled out from Sinai following the 1978 peace treaty signed at Camp David with Egypt.