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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It happened on December 8, 1987, when an Israeli vehicle in Gaza caused a crash that killed four Palestinians. In response, rioting broke out in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp.
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The intifada began on 9 December 1987, in the Jabalia refugee camp after an Israeli truck driver collided with a civilian car, killing four Palestinian workers, three of whom were from the Jabalia refugee camp.
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On December 9, 1987, widespread unrest broke out in the Gaza Strip, after a traffic accident in which several Palestinian workers were killed or injured. An Israeli army truck had collided with the bus they were traveling in.
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