First Intifada
RevolutionPoliticsPalestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip rise up against Israeli occupation, in an uprising lasting until the Oslo Accords.
- Date
- December 1987 – 1993 · View on map
- Regions
- Middle East
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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