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EpilogueON DECEMBER 8, 1987, an Israeli army truck collided withseveral vans in Gaza, killing four Arabs and injuring 17 others.The incident sparked widespread protests the next day,particularly as rumor spread that the accident had been adeliberate reprisal for the December 6 stabbing death <strong>of</strong> an Israelistatesman in Gaza.The next day, Gazon protesters blocked roads with barricades <strong>of</strong>burning tires. They threw stones, Molotov cocktails, and iron rodsat Israeli troops. On December 10, the rioting spread to the Balatarefugee camp near the West Bank city <strong>of</strong> Neblus.On December 16, special Israeli anti-riot forces used water cannonfor the first time against protesters, and great numbers <strong>of</strong> Israelisoldiers were sent to the Gaza Strip, attempting to quell thegrowing unrest.Two days later, after Friday prayers, Palestinian youths rushedout <strong>of</strong> Gaza's mosques, confronting Israeli troops in running streetbattles. Three more Arabs were shot to death. Afterward, Israelitroops stormed Gaza's Shifa Hospital, arresting dozens <strong>of</strong>wounded Arabs, and beating doctors and nurses who tried toprotect their patients.The intifada had begun.On May 16, 1990, a 1,000-page report sponsored by the Swedishbranch <strong>of</strong> the Save The Children Fund, and financed332

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