Tag: Shooting
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.…
Cairo-Haifa Railway Bombing – Apr 2024
Date: 22/04/1947 Location: Rehovot Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 8 killed, 27 injured What Happened? 22 April 1947: A 12-coach mixed military and civilian Cairo-Haifa train was derailed and wrecked after being attacked by Lehi terrorists from an orange grove. The derailment occurred after a land mine exploded under a first-class coach. The disoriented…
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,…
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.…
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…
Army Jeep Shooting – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: 1 soldier injured What Happened? 12 March 1947: A British military car was shot at on the Tel Aviv-Haifa road by what is described as a Bren gun, extensively manufactured and used by illegal Israeli militant groups in Mandate Palestine. A British soldier was injured in the…
Tulkarm Military Convoy Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Tulkarm Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 12 March 1947: A British military convoy was fired at by Israeli (Lehi / Stern Gang) militants as it passed the town of Tulkarem in the evening. The attack failed to inflict any casualties. This attack coincided with the deadly attack on the British Army’s…
Army Camp No. 82 Raid – Mar 1947
Date: 12/03/1947 Location: Pardes Hanna-Karkur Perpetrators: Lehi Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 12 March 1947: Lehi militants began a failed raid at the British Army Camp No. 82 near Karkur. The army sentries reported an assault by three or four men with automatic weapons. The attackers threw two hand grenades. No casualties occurred. This attack…