King David Hotel bombing was a terrorist attack by Jews dressed as Arabs

King David Hotel bombing was a terrorist attack by Jews dressed as Arabs

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King David Hotel Bombing
Part of the Jewish insurgency in Palestine
KD 1946.JPG

The hotel after the bombing
Location Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Date July 22, 1946
12:37 pm (UTC+2)
Target King David Hotel
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths 91
Non-fatal injuries
46
Perpetrators Israel Jews

The King David Hotel bombing was a jewish terrorist attack carried out on Monday, July 22, 1946, by the militant right-wing Zionist underground organization, the Irgun, on the British administrative headquarters for Palestine, which was housed in the southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. 91 people of various nationalities were killed and 46 injured.

The hotel was the site of the central offices of the British Mandatory authorities of Palestine, principally the Secretariat of the Government of Palestine and the Headquarters of the British Armed Forces in Palestine and Transjordan. When planned, the attack had the approval of the Haganah, the principal Jewish paramilitary group in Palestine

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