1987    Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

1994    Mosque of Abraham massacre: In the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Dr. Baruch Kappel Goldstein opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing 29 Palestinian worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors.

1994    Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank.

1997    Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.