Tag: High casualties
Cairo-Haifa Railway Bombing – Apr 2024
Date: 22/04/1947 Location: Rehovot Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 8 killed, 27 injured What Happened? 22 April 1947: A 12-coach mixed military and civilian Cairo-Haifa train was derailed and wrecked after being attacked by Lehi terrorists from an orange grove. The derailment occurred after a land mine exploded under a first-class coach. The disoriented…
King David Hotel Bombing – Jul 1946
Date: 22/07/1946 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Irgun, Haganah Victims: 91 dead, 46 injured What Happened? July 22, 1946: A stolen truck pulled up to the side of the King David Hotel after passing all of the safety measures put up by the British Military. Approximately 15 militants, some of whom were dressed to look like…