The Second Intifada (Arabic: الانتفاضة الثانية Al-Intifada al-Thaniya; Hebrew: האינתיפאדה השנייה Ha-Intifāda ha-Shniya), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada (Arabic: انتفاضة الأقصى Intifāḍat al-ʾAqṣā),was a Palestinian uprising against Israel. High numbers of casualties were caused among civilians as well as combatants.