Tag: 1946
Tel Aviv Railway Bombing – Apr 1946
Date: 23/04/1946 Location: Tel Aviv Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 1 dead, 1 injured What Happened? British Government Communique No. 56 (23 April 1946): “At about the same time, four explosions occurred in a waiting room in Tel Aviv railway station, causing damage. One Jewish terrorist was seriously wounded while igniting a bomb. He was captured and…
Ramat Gan Police Station Raid – Apr 1946
Date: 23/04/1946 Location: Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv Perpetrators: Irgun, Lehi Victims: 1 dead, 2 injured What Happened? British Government Communique No. 56 (23 April 1946): The Ramat Gan Police was attacked by 20-30 Jewish terrorists (dressed in Arab & British uniforms). The attackers blew up culverts on the main roads leading to the station and…
Syrian Orphanage Bombing – Mar 1946
Date: 12/03/1946 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 1 dead, 6 wounded What Happened? 12 March 1946: The Royal Army Pay Corps’s headquarters, located at the Syrian Orphanage in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), was struck by explosives planted by Lehi. The militants split into four squads – two squads placed explosive barrels on the…
Tel Aviv Attacks – Mar 1946
Date: 08/04/1947 Location: Citrus House, Jaffa Police HQ, Sarona Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Unknown What Happened? March 8, 1946: Militants belonging to Irgun Zvai Leumi launched a coordinated attack on various police and military elements in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. A mine ambush nearly killed the commanding officer of the Third Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Poole). Explosions were reported…
Barclays Bank Building Bombing – Mar 1946
Date: 01/03/1946 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 4 dead, 6 injured What Happened? 1st March 1946: An explosion happened on the 3rd floor of the Barclays Bank building in Kingsway, Haifa. The blast fatally injured 2 people, and four were wounded. The floor contained offices of the Haifa Shipping Agency, the Movements Office for Haifa…
Goldschmidth House Bombing – Mar 1946
Date: 01/03/1946 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 20 dead, 30+ wounded What Happened? Militants of the Irgun Zvai Leumi used a Bren light machine gun on King George Avenue (a high-security zone) in Jerusalem, opposite the Yeshuron Synagogue. The indiscriminate firing was a distraction to lure the local police’s attention away from an explosive-laden…