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FirstIntifada

1987–1993

1987–1993 Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation

OUTCOME
TACTICAL VICTORY A
Era
1987–1993
SIDES
0
⚔ WAR INSURGENCY

FirstIntifada

Israel
Israel
VS
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
Start: 08.12.1987 End: 13.09.1993 Duration: 5 years 9 months 11 days Participants: 0 countries Weapons: 5 systems
Overview
Battles & Operations
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
First Intifada
Date
1987–1993
Type
insurgency
Battles & Operations
2 records
Duration
5 years 9 months 11 days
Weapon System
5
Outcome
tactical victory a
02 / Battles & Operations · 2 records
Battle Kfar Darom Operation 1992 Battle Siege of An -Najah National University 1992
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 5 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Israel
4 %80
United States
1 %20
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Israel Military Industries
2 %40
IMI Systems
2 %40
Sturm, Ruger & Co.
1 %20
Israel Weapon Industries
1 %20
General Dynamics
1 %20
Total 5 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 11 years all equipment
Israel 11 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $10 Mn · 2014 Merkava
Weapons & Equipment5systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1MerkavaTanks81MASS2Galil SniperDesignated Marksman Rifles (DMR)72MASS3OR-201Helmets69MASS4B-300Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPG)65MASS5Ruger 10/22Semi-Automatic Rifles53MASS
1MerkavaTanks$10 Mn20142Ruger 10/22Semi-Automatic Rifles$54.51965
04 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
⚔Tactical Victory — Side A
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
Year Weapon / Product Seller Buyer Type Value
1994 IAI RQ-5 Hunter Israel United States new-build —
1994 IWI Galil ACE Israel Colombia license-production —
1994 IAI Harpy Israel People's Republic of China Sale $55 Mn
1994 ABC-79M Romania Israel new-build —
1995 IAI Harpy Israel South Korea Sale $50 Mn
1999 Merkava Mark IV Israel Israel new-build —
2002 Sabra Israel Turkey — $687 Mn
2002 IWI Tavor X95 Israel India new-build $880 Mn
2002 Galil Sniper Israel India export —
2004 Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat Israel Mexico second-hand —
2004 IAI Harpy Israel India Sale $50 Mn
2005 IAI Harop Israel Turkey new-build —
2005 IAI Harop Israel United Kingdom new-build —
2005 Heron-1 Israel Israel new-build $50 Mn
2005 EL/W-2085 Israel Israel new-build —
2006 Searcher Israel Indonesia new-build —
2006 IAI I-View Israel Australia new-build —
2006 RAM MK3 Israel Vietnam new-build —
2007 IAI Harop Israel India new-build $100 Mn
2007 PULS Israel Kazakhstan — —
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature