What Happened?

March 3rd, 1948: a lorry loaded with explosives pulled up next to the Salameh municipal building in the business section of Stanton Street, Haifa (حَيْفَا), and pushed out a barrel containing 400 pounds of explosives, killing 17 Palestinian Arabs, including children, and injuring up to 50 people.

According to eyewitness reports from the Jewish Telegraph Agency, “two army-type vehicles drew up in front of the Salameh building. The first vehicle’s driver transferred to the second, which drove off a few minutes before the blast occurred.” The truck was reportedly escorted by an automobile with three passengers clad in battle dress. The blast was felt as far as 10 kilometers away in the Port of Haifa.

References

JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency), 4 Mar. 1948, www.jta.org/archive/rocked-by-explosion-fourteen-arabs-killed-many-wounded-fire-rages-in-city

Trove, National Library of Australia, 4 Mar. 1948. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263824516?searchTerm=haifa%20bombing

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