Tag: Tel Aviv-Jaffa

  • Jaffa Police H.Q. Bombing – Mar 1947

    Date: 09/03/1947 Location: Tel Aviv-Jaffa Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: What Happened? 9 March 1947: A lorry filled with Butagas cylinders exploded outside the Jaffa Police HQ after the Irgun militants shot small arms fire at it. The casualties are unknown, except for the extensive damage to the surrounding areas. This bombing was one of the three…

  • Citrus House Bombing – Mar 1947

    Date: 09/03/1947 Location: Beit Hadar, Tel Aviv Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Unknown What Happened? On 9 March 1947, three heavy explosions occurred near Citrus House (present-day Beit Hadar) in Tel Aviv. Citrus House housed a British Army Headquarters. Armed Irgun militants shot at British positions, causing extensive damage to critical public infrastructure, including power lines that…

  • Tel Aviv Railway Bombing – Apr 1946

    Date: 23/04/1946 Location: Tel Aviv Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 1 dead, 1 injured What Happened? British Government Communique No. 56 (23 April 1946): “At about the same time, four explosions occurred in a waiting room in Tel Aviv railway station, causing damage. One Jewish terrorist was seriously wounded while igniting a bomb. He was captured and…

  • Tel Aviv Attacks – Mar 1946

    Date: 08/04/1947 Location: Citrus House, Jaffa Police HQ, Sarona Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: Unknown What Happened? March 8, 1946: Militants belonging to Irgun Zvai Leumi launched a coordinated attack on various police and military elements in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. A mine ambush nearly killed the commanding officer of the Third Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Poole). Explosions were reported…