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Intifada, 1st

Palestine · Warfare / First Intifada. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1987–1991Date range
5Named people
5Places

Chronological records

1987

Hatem al- Sisi8 December 1987

Gaza Strip · Warfare / First Intifada

The First Intifada begins after a traffic collision in Gaza kills Palestinian workers and protests spread through the occupied territories

Hatem al- Sisi9 December 1987

Jabalia · Warfare / First Intifada

His killing during early protests becomes a symbol at the start of the First Intifada.

Ahmed Yassin1987

Gaza Strip · Warfare / First Intifada

Yassin helps found Hamas in Gaza during the early phase of the First Intifada.

1988

Faisal al- Husseini1988

Gaza Strip · Warfare / First Intifada

Local activists challenge Israeli control through civil disobedience boycotts and neighbourhood committees

Faisal al- Husseini1988

Nablus · Warfare / First Intifada

Stone throwing demonstrations and commercial strikes become common forms of Palestinian resistance

1990

Yasser Arafat8 October 1990

Jerusalem · Warfare / First Intifada

The Temple Mount Haram al Sharif killings intensify anger during the First Intifada

1991

Hanan Ashrawi1991

West Bank · Warfare / First Intifada

The uprising continues despite exhaustion arrests and economic hardship

Names involved

Ahmed YassinFaisal al- HusseiniHanan AshrawiHatem al- SisiYasser Arafat

Provenance

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