Free-Gaza at NakbaArchiveClassifier Shared Task: Towards Distinguishing the Destructive Effect of Nakba: NakbaImage Classification Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Nisreen I. R. Yassin, Enas A. Hakim Khalil


Abstract
The accounts of the continuing Palestinian Nakba encompass considerable significance. Over the course of the three years of the conflict, millions of photos from social media have been preserved. The preservation and classification of these data through artificial intelligence tools are essential to guarantee their availability, accessibility, and applicability. This paper presents a highly optimized, resource-constrained machine learning pipeline for binary image classification. The system is designed for the NakbaArchiveClassifier Shared Task 2026, which aims to distinguish between destroyed infrastructural images and intact infrastructural images. The system depends on two lightweight EfficientNetB0 networks to build a weighted ensemble system. Using strict hardware limitations of 2GB GPU VRAM, the system achieves an F1-score of 84.16%, which ranked 9th on the leaderboard.
Anthology ID:
2026.nakbanlp-1.17
Volume:
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Nakba Narratives as Language Resources @ LREC 2026
Month:
May
Year:
2026
Address:
Palma, Mallorca (Spain)
Editors:
Mustafa Jarrar, Mo El-Haj, Amal Haddad, Serin Atiani, Shadi Abudalfa, Terry Regier, Paul Rayson, Khalil Sima’an, Camille Mansour
Venues:
NakbaNLP | WS
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Publisher:
ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA)
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Pages:
133–136
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External URL:
https://lrec.elra.info/lrec2026-ws-nakbanlp-17
DOI:
10.63317/59i3kmpytngj
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Cite (ACL):
Nisreen I. R. Yassin and Enas A. Hakim Khalil. 2026. Free-Gaza at NakbaArchiveClassifier Shared Task: Towards Distinguishing the Destructive Effect of Nakba: NakbaImage Classification Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Nakba Narratives as Language Resources @ LREC 2026, pages 133–136, Palma, Mallorca (Spain). ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA).
Cite (Informal):
Free-Gaza at NakbaArchiveClassifier Shared Task: Towards Distinguishing the Destructive Effect of Nakba: NakbaImage Classification Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques (Yassin & A. Hakim Khalil, NakbaNLP 2026)
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