Tag: Lehi
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…
Rishon Le Zion Mine Ambush – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Rishon Le Zion Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 12 March 1947: A British military convoy was ambushed by electronically detonated mines on the Rishon Le Zion – Beit Dajam main road. The attack happened in the morning hours. No damage occurred to the convoy. Israeli militants cut the telephone wires…
Hadashot Haerev Escort Mine Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 2 injured What Happened? 12 March 1947: A military escort jeep assigned to cover the lorry of ‘Hadashot Haerev’ (an evening newspaper) was struck by explosives on the main highway off Sarona, suffering extensive damage. The driver and one escort were injured, the latter…
Ramat Gan Police Station Raid – Apr 1946
Date: 23/04/1946 Location: Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv Perpetrators: Irgun, Lehi Victims: 1 dead, 2 injured What Happened? British Government Communique No. 56 (23 April 1946): The Ramat Gan Police was attacked by 20-30 Jewish terrorists (dressed in Arab & British uniforms). The attackers blew up culverts on the main roads leading to the station and…
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…
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…
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…