Tag: Jerusalem
Romema Petrol Station Attack – Dec 1947
Date: 27/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah, Irgun, Lehi Victims: At least 6 killed What Happened? 27 December 1947: Militants of the Irgun Zvai Leumi bombed a petrol station and coffee shop in the Romema neighbourhood of Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Days earlier, Irgun had thrown false grenades at the petrol station. This attack led to the…
Romema Raids – Dec 1947
Date: 24/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah, Irgun, Lehi Victims: Classified What Happened? 24 December 1947: A local Palestinian, Atiya ‘Adel, was murdered by the Haganah. His death precipitated the evacuation of Arabs in the Romema neighbourhood to clear it for Zionist settlers. The village was subject to raids by Zionist paramilitaries (Haganah, Irgun, Lehi).…
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…
Jaffa-Jerusalem Road Failed Mine Ambush – Apr 1947
Date: 30/04/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Failed Attack What Happened? 30 March 1947: A pair of local Palestinian girls found petrol tins filled with explosives and rivets on the Jaffa-Jerusalem road. The local police found 40 lbs of rivets, 20 sticks of gelignite, 250 4oz sticks of Nobel plastic explosives, 9 pounds of…
Nebi Samuel Grenade Attack – Apr 1947
Date: 21/04/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 3 wounded What Happened? 21 April 1947: Two jeeps of the British military, each manned by two soldiers, were rocked by two hand grenades thrown at them by Irgun militants. The jeeps were careered off the road after being shot at, and struck an innocent municipal dustman,…
Moshe Barazani Arrest – Mar 1947
Date: 09/03/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 9 March 1947: A Jewish man was arrested by the local police on the charge of hand grenade possession. The suspect was later identified as Moshe Barazani, a terrorist belonging to the illegal Lehi / Stern Gang group in Mandate Palestine. Barazani was…
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…
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…
Syrian Orphanage Bombing – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1946 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 1 dead, 6 wounded What Happened? 12 March 1946: The Royal Army Pay Corps’s headquarters, located at the Syrian Orphanage in Al-Quds (Jerusalem), was struck by explosives planted by Lehi. The militants split into four squads – two squads placed explosive barrels on the…
Goldschmidth House Bombing – Mar 1946
Date: 01/03/1946 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 20 dead, 30+ wounded What Happened? Militants of the Irgun Zvai Leumi used a Bren light machine gun on King George Avenue (a high-security zone) in Jerusalem, opposite the Yeshuron Synagogue. The indiscriminate firing was a distraction to lure the local police’s attention away from an explosive-laden…