Tag: 1948
Salameh Building Bombing, Haifa – Mar 1948
Date: 03/03/1948 Location: Stanton Street, Haifa Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 17 dead, 50 injured 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…
Abu Al-Fadl Grove Attack – Feb 1948
Date: 02/1948 Location: Abu Al-Fadl (Ramle) Perpetrators: Irgun Zvai Leumi Victims: 10 Palestinians, including 1 woman. What Happened? In early February 1948, Abu Al-Fadl, a hamlet located West of Ramle, was attacked. Members of the Irgun Zvai Leumi ambushed the local Palestinian labourers working in one of the hamlet groves. The attack led to the…
Qisarya Bus Attack – Jan 1948
Date: 31/01/1948 Location: Qisarya (Haifa) Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 2 adults; 8 injured What Happened? 31st January 1948 – Palestinians belonging to Qisarya (a village south of Haifa) were travelling on the local No. 25 bus (en route to Haifa) when an electronic mine on the road exploded. The passengers were then fired upon…