Hatem al-Sisi killed during uprising

The Palestinian American Women’s Association was established in Los Angeles, contributing to community organisation and Palestinian diaspora solidarity.

Organizations/movement: Birzeit University students; faculty. Action: Students held a protest against a military roadblock affecting access to the university. Result: Israeli forces killed two...

Birzeit University reopened on 13 August 1987 after a four-month Israeli military-ordered closure. Palestinian educational and student organising continued amid repeated disruptions.

An Israeli military vehicle collided with vehicles carrying Palestinian workers, killing four; their deaths triggered widespread anger.

Funeral demonstrations escalated into a popular uprising against Israeli military rule, spreading from Gaza into the West Bank.

Women participated in protests beginning on 9 December 1987 and expanded neighborhood organising in education, health, food storage and community self-reliance. Women’s committees had roots in earlier...

Mass protests spread in Gaza and the West Bank; during the uprising popular committees, labour and student networks and women’s groups organised strikes, education and mutual aid. These structures...

The Islamic Resistance Movement emerged as a distinct organization during the uprising, drawing on Muslim Brotherhood networks.

The General Assembly affirmed protections for the PLO observer mission under the UN Headquarters Agreement.

Palestinian communities inside Israel mobilized in solidarity with protesters in the occupied territories.