Archives: Massacres
Fajja Coffeehouse Bombing – May 1947
Date: 20/05/1947 Location: Petah Tikva Perpetrators: Palmach Victims: 2+ killed, 6+ injured What Happened? 20 May 1947: A coffeehouse in the Palestinian village of Fajja in the subdistrict of Jaffa was bombed by Palmach, a strike force of the Israeli Haganah. The Haganah alleged that the coffeehouse was hiding bandits. The bombing of the building…
Wadi Nisnas Torching – Mar 1948
Date: 04/03/1948 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 19+ killed What Happened? 4 March 1948: A Haganah unit entered and raided the neighbourhood of Wadi Nisnas with orders to “kill adult males”, according to Israeli historian Benny Morris. The attackers threw Molotov cocktails into Palestinian homes, leaving them ablaze. Of the 30 injured Palestinians, “19 of…
Romema Petrol Station Attack – Dec 1947
Date: 27/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah, Irgun, Lehi Victims: At least 6 killed What Happened? 27 December 1947: Militants of the Irgun Zvai Leumi bombed a petrol station and coffee shop in the Romema neighbourhood of Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Days earlier, Irgun had thrown false grenades at the petrol station. This attack led to the…
Romema Raids – Dec 1947
Date: 24/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah, Irgun, Lehi Victims: Classified What Happened? 24 December 1947: A local Palestinian, Atiya ‘Adel, was murdered by the Haganah. His death precipitated the evacuation of Arabs in the Romema neighbourhood to clear it for Zionist settlers. The village was subject to raids by Zionist paramilitaries (Haganah, Irgun, Lehi).…
Qazaza Village Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 19/12/1947 Location: Ramle Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 2 killed, several wounded What Happened? 19 December 1947: A Haganah raiding group (retaliating for the killing of a settler) attacked the Palestinian village of Qazaza in the Ramle district. The Palestinian newspaper Filastin reported that the villagers fought back with gunfire, with two ultimately being killed by…
Al-Khisas Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 18/12/1947 Location: Kibbutz HaGoshrim, Northern District Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 12 killed (5 children), 5 injured What Happened? 18 December 1947: The Yiftach Brigade of the Israeli Haganah raided the village of al-Khisas in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine. The attack happened at night, involving machine guns and grenades thrown into Palestinian homes. Twelve…
Silwan Residential Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 26/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: At least 4 killed, 2 wounded What Happened? 26 December 1947: The Etzioni Brigade, also known as the 6th Brigade and Jerusalem Brigade, of the Jewish insurgent group the Haganah, clashed with Arab residents of Silwan. Several houses (with women and children inside) were destroyed in the…
2nd Parachute Bn. Camp Bombing – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Nahariya Perpetrators: Irgun and Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 04 May 1947: A 15-cwt truck drove up to the 2nd Parachute Bn. Camp at Naharia, and six bombs were hurled into the compound from the vehicle. The bombs missed their marks, and no casualties were reported. This attack took place shortly…
British Paratroopers Ambush – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Acre Perpetrators: Irgun and Lehi Victims: 5 terrorists killed What Happened? 04 May 1947: A party of British paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Bn., returning from a bathhouse in Acre, were fired upon by a party of Irgun-Lehi militants. This attack took place shortly after the Acre Prison raid. The soldiers returned…
Kiriat Haim Truck Ambush – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Acre Perpetrators: Irgun or Lehi Victims: 5 soldiers injured What Happened? 04 May 1947: A British military truck was ambushed by a road mine placed by either Irgun or Lehi militants. Five British soldiers were injured in the explosion. The truck was travelling on the Haifa-Acre road, a kilometre from Kiriat Haim.…