What Happened?

8 March 1947: Three British soldiers were seriously injured after being struck by two grenades near Cafe Rehavia in Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Irgun militants had lobbed them out of a moving taxi before escaping.

This attack was a response to the Operations ‘Hippo’ and ‘Elephant’ of the British army to curb Zionist terrorism in Mandatory Palestine. Multiple terror attacks were reported on this date.

References

Bell, J. B. (1977). Terror out of Zion: The fight for Israeli Independence. St. Martin’s Press.

Pictorial and Evidence

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