The traffic incident which sparked the beginning of the first Intifada in Palestine led to immediate and spontaneous protests and violent clashes, with Palestinians in refugee camps, particularly in Jabalia, rising against the Israeli military presence

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The traffic incident which sparked the beginning of the first Intifada in Palestine led to immediate and spontaneous protests and violent clashes, with Palestinians in refugee camps, particularly in Jabalia, rising against the Israeli military presence

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The first Intifada was sparked by a traffic accident on December 9, 1987, in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli truck collided with a car carrying Palestinian laborers, resulting in several deaths.

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The first Intifada was sparked by a traffic accident on December 9, 1987, in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli truck collided with a car carrying Palestinian laborers, resulting in several deaths.

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