Tag: 1947
Haifa Refinery Bombing – Mar 1947
Date: 31/03/1947 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: Massive environmental & financial damage What Happened? 31 March 1947: Lehi (Stern Gang), a terror outfit banned by the British Government, bombed the Haifa Refinery, located close to the Haifa port. The explosions caused cascading fires that engulfed much of the refinery and the storage…
Moshe Barazani Arrest – Mar 1947
Date: 09/03/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 9 March 1947: A Jewish man was arrested by the local police on the charge of hand grenade possession. The suspect was later identified as Moshe Barazani, a terrorist belonging to the illegal Lehi / Stern Gang group in Mandate Palestine. Barazani was…
Army Jeep Shooting – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: 1 soldier injured What Happened? 12 March 1947: A British military car was shot at on the Tel Aviv-Haifa road by what is described as a Bren gun, extensively manufactured and used by illegal Israeli militant groups in Mandate Palestine. A British soldier was injured in the…
Tulkarm Military Convoy Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Tulkarm Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 12 March 1947: A British military convoy was fired at by Israeli (Lehi / Stern Gang) militants as it passed the town of Tulkarem in the evening. The attack failed to inflict any casualties. This attack coincided with the deadly attack on the British Army’s…
Army Camp No. 82 Raid – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Pardes Hanna-Karkur Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 12 March 1947: Lehi militants began a failed raid at the British Army Camp No. 82 near Karkur. The army sentries reported an assault by three or four men with automatic weapons. The attackers threw two hand grenades. No casualties occurred. This attack…
Rishon Le Zion Mine Ambush – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Rishon Le Zion Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 12 March 1947: A British military convoy was ambushed by electronically detonated mines on the Rishon Le Zion – Beit Dajam main road. The attack happened in the morning hours. No damage occurred to the convoy. Israeli militants cut the telephone wires…
Hadashot Haerev Escort Mine Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 2 injured What Happened? 12 March 1947: A military escort jeep assigned to cover the lorry of ‘Hadashot Haerev’ (an evening newspaper) was struck by explosives on the main highway off Sarona, suffering extensive damage. The driver and one escort were injured, the latter…
Ramat Gat Road Mine – Mar 1947
Date: 09/03/1947 Location: Ramat Gan Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: None What Happened? 9 March 1947: A military staff car of the British Army was blown up when it came into contact with road mines placed by the Israeli militant group Irgun. The mines exploded on both sides of the civilian road. This attack was a response…
British Military Camp 87 Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 10/03/1947 Location: Hadera Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 1 killed, 6 wounded What Happened? 10 March 1947: One British soldier was killed as a result of gunfire and hand grenades when Irgun militants attacked from nearby citrus groves. Unconfirmed reports stated that these groves were going to be uprooted by the British army to prevent further…