Tag: Mines

  • Kfar Bilu Failed Mine Attack – Apr 1947

    Date: 19/04/1947 Location: Kfar Bilu Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 19 April 1947: A British military patrol found a landmine on the highway near Kfar Bilu, likely intended to ambush government targets. An electrically detonated mine had wounded five British soldiers only a few weeks earlier in Haifa. Road mines like this one…

  • 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…