Unified National Leadership of the Uprising emerges

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.

The Security Council deplored Israeli practices violating Palestinian human rights amid repression of the uprising.

Strikes, boycotts and organized civil disobedience became major components of the First Intifada.

The Security Council called on Israel to refrain from deporting Palestinian civilians from occupied territories.

Birzeit University describes a closure beginning 8 January 1988 during a broader wave of school and university closures; its chronology also lists a subsequent extended closure beginning 1 October...

Palestinian leaders presented demands concerning occupation practices and civil and political rights.

The Council called for rescission of deportation orders against Palestinians.

Israeli military repression, including beatings, became a focus of international criticism during the uprising.

Hamas publicly clarified its ideological relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood.