Tag: Shooting
Raymond Davis Killings – Jan 2011
Date: 27/01/2011 Location: Lahore, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 3 civilians killed What Happened? 27 January 2011: Armed with unlicensed weapons and living in unregistered safe houses, CIA agent Raymond Davis shot and killed two young men on a motorbike from inside his car. He then proceeded to trample through traffic to evade arrest from…
Fajja Coffeehouse Bombing – May 1947
Date: 20/05/1947 Location: Petah Tikva Perpetrators: Palmach Victims: 2+ killed, 6+ injured What Happened? 20 May 1947: A coffeehouse in the Palestinian village of Fajja in the subdistrict of Jaffa was bombed by Palmach, a strike force of the Israeli Haganah. The Haganah alleged that the coffeehouse was hiding bandits. The bombing of the building…
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).…
Qazaza Village Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 19/12/1947 Location: Ramle Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 2 killed, several wounded What Happened? 19 December 1947: A Haganah raiding group (retaliating for the killing of a settler) attacked the Palestinian village of Qazaza in the Ramle district. The Palestinian newspaper Filastin reported that the villagers fought back with gunfire, with two ultimately being killed by…
Al-Khisas Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 18/12/1947 Location: Kibbutz HaGoshrim, Northern District Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 12 killed (5 children), 5 injured What Happened? 18 December 1947: The Yiftach Brigade of the Israeli Haganah raided the village of al-Khisas in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine. The attack happened at night, involving machine guns and grenades thrown into Palestinian homes. Twelve…
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…
British Paratroopers Ambush – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Acre Perpetrators: Irgun and Lehi Victims: 5 terrorists killed What Happened? 04 May 1947: A party of British paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Bn., returning from a bathhouse in Acre, were fired upon by a party of Irgun-Lehi militants. This attack took place shortly after the Acre Prison raid. The soldiers returned…
Acre Prison Break – May 1947
Date: 04/05/1947 Location: Acre Perpetrators: Irgun & Lehi Victims: 4 prisoners and 10 terrorists killed, 4 Palestinian civilians injured What Happened? 04 May 1947: A company of Irgun militants (including women) arrived outside the Acre prison, wearing British military uniforms at roughly 4 AM, in jeeps and lorries. This raiding party attacked the prison gates.…
Wilhelma-Petah Tikva Rd Mine Ambush – April 1947
Date: 23/04/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 4 wounded What Happened? 23 April 1947: A light British military truck (15 cwt) was struck by a land mine that exploded near a three-ton lorry on Wilhelma-Petah Tikva Road, three miles from Jaffa. The explosion blew the light truck off the road, resulting in four injuries.…