Tag: Grenades
Rehavia Grenade Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 08/03/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 3 soldiers seriously injured What Happened? 8 March 1947: Three British soldiers were seriously injured after being struck by two grenades near Cafe Rehavia in Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Irgun militants had lobbed them out of a moving taxi before escaping. This attack was a response to the Operations…
Allenby Grenade Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 08/03/1947 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 3 civilians injured What Happened? 8 March 1947: Irgun militants lobbed five hand grenades from a moving automobile close to a British military camp on Allenby Road in Haifa. The soldiers returned fire, but the attackers managed to escape. This attack was a response to the Operations ‘Hippo’…