On this day in 1987, Palestinians poured into Israel to violently protest the Israeli occupiers of Palestinian territory after the deaths of four Palestinian refugees. The Intifada (انتفاضة, meaning “tremor”) lasted for four years, and ended at the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991.

However, the peace did not last, and conflict remains in the region today. You can learn more about the first Intifada at the link.