Archives: Massacres
Failed Truck Hijacking – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Acre Perpetrators: Irgun or Lehi Victims: 1 injured What Happened? 04 May 1947: A Palestinian truck driver (Abdul Hamid Baghdadi) was left severely injured after refusing to hand over his truck to “terrorists.” The truck was presumably to be used as part of the Acre Prison raid jointly organised by the Zionist…
Na’aman River Bridge Bombing – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Irgun or Lehi Victims: Civilian infrastructure What Happened? 04 May 1947: The Na’maan River bridge was blown up by militants of either Irgun or Lehi, as part of their joint raid on Acre prison to free convicted terrorists and criminals. The exploded bridge disrupted the movement of civilians and law…
Kiriat Bialik Playground Bombing – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Kiriat Bialik Perpetrators: Irgun or Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 04 May 1947: An electrician working for the Ahava School in Kiriat Bialik found a large bomb near the Sports Ground, where many schoolchildren were playing. The local police were called to remove the bomb safely. This failed attack was likely…
Acre Prison Break – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Acre Perpetrators: Irgun & Lehi Victims: 4 prisoners and 10 terrorists killed, 4 Palestinian civilians injured What Happened? 04 May 1947: A company of Irgun militants (including women) arrived outside the Acre prison, wearing British military uniforms at roughly 4 AM, in jeeps and lorries. This raiding party attacked the prison gates.…
Jaffa-Jerusalem Road Failed Mine Ambush – Apr 1947
Date: 30/04/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Failed Attack What Happened? 30 March 1947: A pair of local Palestinian girls found petrol tins filled with explosives and rivets on the Jaffa-Jerusalem road. The local police found 40 lbs of rivets, 20 sticks of gelignite, 250 4oz sticks of Nobel plastic explosives, 9 pounds of…
Failed Taxi Hijacking – Apr 1947
Date: 26/04/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 26 April 1947: A Jewish taxi driver reported to the police that he had fought off Irgun terrorists who sought to steal his taxi. The terrorists had used a young woman to hire and bring the cab to a secluded part of Rehov Tabor.…
Haifa CID Chief Assassination – Apr 1947
Date: 26/04/1947 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 1 killed What Happened? 26 April 1947: A taxi carrying Irgun assassins drove past the cab of Haifa’s CID (Criminal Investigation Department) Chief, Mr. A.E. Conquest, outside the Appinger Hotel in Carmel Avenue. The assassins shot at Mr. Conquest, who stood outside the cab, hitting him twice in…
Sarona Police Bombing – Apr 1947
Date: 25/04/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 4 dead, 6 injured What Happened? 26 April 1947: A land mine exploded near a Sarona Police billet in Sarona, Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The police later confirmed that the mine had been set up by the banned terrorist outfit, Lohamei Herut Yisrael (Lehi). The explosion…
Attempted Hanging of a British Hostage – Apr 1947
Date: 24/04/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 24 March 1947: A group of Jewish British Police officers, secretly working with the banned outfit Irgun, roamed the streets of Tel Aviv-Jaffa to find a British hostage to hang and murder. Armed with submachine guns and pistols, they found an Englishman in…
Wilhelma-Petah Tikva Rd Mine Ambush – April 1947
Date: 23/04/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 4 wounded What Happened? 23 April 1947: A light British military truck (15 cwt) was struck by a land mine that exploded near a three-ton lorry on Wilhelma-Petah Tikva Road, three miles from Jaffa. The explosion blew the light truck off the road, resulting in four injuries.…