It continued: “It was a largely unarmed and popular uprising that continued until the early 1990s. The intifada also saw the development of groups outside the control of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) — notably Hamas. While historians often describe the First Intifada as less militarised than later conflicts, it nevertheless involved widespread violence, including stone-throwing, Molotov cocktail attacks, stabbings, shootings and lynchings. About 170 Israelis, both civilians and soldiers, were killed during the uprising, alongside more than 1,000 Palestinians. The article went on to describe the Second Intifada, which began in September 2000 after a controversial visit by Ariel...
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