Tag: Haifa
Two Failed Shootings – Apr 1947
Date: 19/04/1947 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 19 April 1947: The Palestine Post reports two separate attacks on British soldiers in Haifa. No casualties were suffered by the government forces, and a car used by the terrorists was damaged upon returning fire. The attackers likely belonged to the Irgun Zvai Leumi.…
Hadar Hacarmel Truck Bombing – Apr 1947
Date: 03/04/1947 Location: Hadar Hacarmel, Haifa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 5 wounded What Happened? 3 April 1947: A military truck carrying British soldiers belonging to the 6th Airborne Division was ambushed by an electrically detonated mine, concealed as a milestone. Two soldiers and three civilians were injured in the explosion. This attack happened a few days…
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, exploded and detonated two bombs inside the Haifa Refinery, located close to the Haifa port. The explosions caused cascading fires that engulfed much of…
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’…
Qisarya (Caesarea) Attack – Feb 1948
Date: 20/02/1948 Location: Qisarya, Haifa Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 20 civilians killed What Happened? Between 15-20 February 1948, the Israeli Haganah illegally seized Qisarya, a village south of Haifa. The village was first occupied by the Haganah’s strike force, the Palmach, on February 15 1948, and many villagers fled out of fear of a violent attack…
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…
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…
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…