Tag: Tel Aviv-Jaffa
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…
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…
Sarona Camp Attack – Mar 1947
Date: 08/03/1947 Location: Sarona Co-op Perpetrators: Irgun Victims: 1 British guardsman killed, 15 civilians injured What Happened? 8 March 1947: Intensive attacks against the British were launched by the Irgun Zvai Leumi after 8 pm. A British Coldstream Guardsman was killed in this surprise attack, while an Arab constable was injured. Fifteen civilians were injured…
Jaffa Police H.Q. Bombing – Mar 1947
Date: 08/03/1947 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: 08/03/1947 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…