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Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Ongoing military and political conflict in the Levant
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
First Intifada
1987–1993 Palestinian uprising against Israel
The First Intifada, also known as the First Palestinian Intifada, was a sustained series of non-violent protests, acts of civil disobedience, riots, and terrorist attacks carried out by Palestinian civilians and militants in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gaza Strip
Autonomous territory within Palestine
The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Inhabited by mostly Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Gaza is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Bank
Territory in West Asia
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered by Jordan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)