Tag: Children targets
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…
Kiriat Bialik Playground Bombing – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Kiriat Bialik Perpetrators: Irgun or Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 04 May 1947: An electrician working for the Ahava School in Kiriat Bialik found a large bomb near the Sports Ground, where many schoolchildren were playing. The local police were called to remove the bomb safely. This failed attack was likely…