King David Hotel bombing was a terrorist attack by Jews dressed as Arabs
King David Hotel Bombing | |
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Part of the Jewish insurgency in Palestine | |
The hotel after the bombing
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Location | Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Date | July 22, 1946 12:37 pm (UTC+2) |
Target | King David Hotel |
Attack type
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Bombing |
Deaths | 91 |
Non-fatal injuries
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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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