25 November – Leading Israeli singer
Zohar Argov commits suicide in his jail cell following his arrest on rape charges.[2]
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1987 include:
8 December – Israeli truck driver collides with two taxis carrying workers returning from work in Israel. Four Palestinian from the refugee camp
Jabalia in the
Gaza Strip are killed in the incident. A rumor which spread among Palestinians that the crash was deliberate and made in retaliation for the murder of an Israeli businessman in Gaza City two days earlier, sparks the
First Intifada the next day.[3]
9 December –
Israeli–Palestinian conflict:
First Intifada begins. Violence, riots, general strikes, and civil disobedience campaigns by Palestinian Arabs spread across the
West Bank and
Gaza Strip. Israeli forces respond with tear gas, plastic bullets, and live ammunition.[4]
15 December – In a controversial move and amid Arab protests, Israeli Trade and Industry Minister
Ariel Sharon entertained many prominent Israeli figures in a housewarming party in an apartment he rented in the
Muslim Quarter of
Jerusalem's
Old City. The apartment was used by Sharon during his visits in the city while his permanent home was and remained in a ranch in southern Israel.[5]
Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
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adding to it. (August 2010)
25 November –
Night of the Gliders: Two
Palestinian Arab militant guerillas infiltrate into Israel from
South Lebanon using
hang gliders to launch a surprise attack against
IDF soldiers. One of the gliders lands in the security zone, and the guerilla is later tracked down and killed by Israeli troops. The second manages to land in a field east of
Kiryat Shmona, near the "Gibor"
helipad, and succeeds in killing six soldiers and wounding eight before he was shot and killed by an Israeli officer who had been wounded.
6 December – The Israeli businessman Shlomo Takal is stabbed to death at the main shopping square in
Gaza City.[6][7]
Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
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adding to it. (December 2010)
5 September – Four Israeli warplanes bomb three
PLOguerrilla bases on the outskirts of the Palestinian refugee camp
Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon. Up to 41 people are reported killed in the incident. An IDF spokesman stated that the targets bombed were being used by terrorist cells that were planning raids against Israeli targets.[8][9]
8 October – During a
shootout that took place between Israeli security forces and four armed
Islamic Jihad guerrillas in the
Gaza Strip, all four guerrillas are killed, as well as one
Shin Bet officer.[10]
25 November – Leading Israeli singer
Zohar Argov commits suicide in his jail cell following his arrest on rape charges.[2]
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1987 include:
8 December – Israeli truck driver collides with two taxis carrying workers returning from work in Israel. Four Palestinian from the refugee camp
Jabalia in the
Gaza Strip are killed in the incident. A rumor which spread among Palestinians that the crash was deliberate and made in retaliation for the murder of an Israeli businessman in Gaza City two days earlier, sparks the
First Intifada the next day.[3]
9 December –
Israeli–Palestinian conflict:
First Intifada begins. Violence, riots, general strikes, and civil disobedience campaigns by Palestinian Arabs spread across the
West Bank and
Gaza Strip. Israeli forces respond with tear gas, plastic bullets, and live ammunition.[4]
15 December – In a controversial move and amid Arab protests, Israeli Trade and Industry Minister
Ariel Sharon entertained many prominent Israeli figures in a housewarming party in an apartment he rented in the
Muslim Quarter of
Jerusalem's
Old City. The apartment was used by Sharon during his visits in the city while his permanent home was and remained in a ranch in southern Israel.[5]
Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (August 2010)
25 November –
Night of the Gliders: Two
Palestinian Arab militant guerillas infiltrate into Israel from
South Lebanon using
hang gliders to launch a surprise attack against
IDF soldiers. One of the gliders lands in the security zone, and the guerilla is later tracked down and killed by Israeli troops. The second manages to land in a field east of
Kiryat Shmona, near the "Gibor"
helipad, and succeeds in killing six soldiers and wounding eight before he was shot and killed by an Israeli officer who had been wounded.
6 December – The Israeli businessman Shlomo Takal is stabbed to death at the main shopping square in
Gaza City.[6][7]
Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (December 2010)
5 September – Four Israeli warplanes bomb three
PLOguerrilla bases on the outskirts of the Palestinian refugee camp
Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon. Up to 41 people are reported killed in the incident. An IDF spokesman stated that the targets bombed were being used by terrorist cells that were planning raids against Israeli targets.[8][9]
8 October – During a
shootout that took place between Israeli security forces and four armed
Islamic Jihad guerrillas in the
Gaza Strip, all four guerrillas are killed, as well as one
Shin Bet officer.[10]