Tag: Irgun
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.…
Allenby Road Grenade Attack – Apr 1947
Date: 19/04/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 2 police constables injured What Happened? 19 April 1947: A grenade was thrown at two police constables from a moving taxi in which sat four armed militants. The grenade blast injured two police constables, and the assailants were successful in escaping. The local police later announced that…
Netanya Leave Camp Raid – Apr 1947
Date: 19/04/1947 Location: Netanya Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 2 killed What Happened? 19 April 1947: Seven men and a young girl belonging to the Irgun Zvai Leumi attacked the Netanya Leave Camp, killing an 18-year-old British sentry posted at the entrance. The attackers blew up the camp’s Medical Inspection room and the house of the Officer…
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…
Ramat Gat Road Mine – Mar 1947
Date: 09/03/1947 Location: Ramat Gan Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: None What Happened? 9 March 1947: A military staff car of the British Army was blown up when it came into contact with road mines placed by the Israeli militant group Irgun. The mines exploded on both sides of the civilian road. This attack was a response…
British Military Camp 87 Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 10/03/1947 Location: Hadera Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 1 killed, 6 wounded What Happened? 10 March 1947: One British soldier was killed as a result of gunfire and hand grenades when Irgun militants attacked from nearby citrus groves. Unconfirmed reports stated that these groves were going to be uprooted by the British army to prevent further…
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’…
Netanya Brigadier Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 08/03/1947 Location: Netanya Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 4 injured What Happened? 8 March 1947: The staff car of Brigadier Poole, commanding officer of the Third Infantry Brigade, was blown up by two road mines north of Netanya. The Brigadier narrowly escaped death. Irgun Zvai Leumi had placed these mines on civilian roads as a response…
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…