King David Hotel bombing

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The King David Hotel bombing was a 1946 militant attack in British-ruled Jerusalem that destroyed the British administrative headquarters, killing dozens and marking a pivotal and controversial moment in the struggle over Mandatory Palestine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bombing ⓘ
militant operation ⓘ
terrorist attack ⓘ
BritishResponse intensified security measures in Palestine ⓘ
propaganda campaign against Zionist underground groups ⓘ
buildingCurrentUse King David Hotel continues to operate as a luxury hotel in Jerusalem ⓘ
buildingWingTargeted southern wing of the King David Hotel ⓘ
claimedObjective to destroy documents and intelligence held by British authorities ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
countryAtTheTime British Mandate of Palestine ⓘ
linked to: Mandatory Palestine
date 1946-07-22 ⓘ
deathTollApproximate 91 ⓘ
fatalitiesRange 91–92 ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the most lethal attacks against the British in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
pivotal event in the end of the British Mandate in Palestine ⓘ
symbolic moment in the Zionist armed struggle ⓘ
internationalReaction criticized by the Jewish Agency ⓘ
widely condemned by the British government ⓘ
JewishAgencyResponse publicly condemned the bombing ⓘ
legacy cited internationally as an example in discussions of terrorism and insurgency ⓘ
commemorated by some Israeli right-wing groups ⓘ
remains a subject of debate over the legitimacy of political violence ⓘ
location Jerusalem ⓘ
King David Hotel ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
MenachemBeginRole Irgun commander ⓘ
method explosive devices concealed in milk churns ⓘ
motive to pressure Britain to change its policy in Palestine ⓘ
to strike British administrative and military command in Palestine ⓘ
perpetrator Etzel ⓘ
Irgun ⓘ
perpetratorClassification Zionist paramilitary organization ⓘ
planner Menachem Begin ⓘ
politicalContext Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
broader Arab–Jewish–British conflict in Palestine ⓘ
struggle against British rule in Palestine ⓘ
target British administrative headquarters in Palestine ⓘ
British military headquarters in Palestine ⓘ
Secretariat of the Government of Palestine ⓘ
offices of the British Mandate authorities ⓘ
typeOfExplosives time bombs ⓘ
victimsIncluded Arab civilians ⓘ
British officials ⓘ
Jewish civilians ⓘ
other foreign nationals ⓘ
warningClaim Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion ⓘ
warningDispute British authorities disputed the adequacy of the warnings ⓘ
woundedApproximate 45 ⓘ
year 1946 ⓘ

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Irgun → notableOperation → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
Deir Yassin massacre → relatedEvent → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine → notableEvent → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
National Military Organization → notableOperation → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
King David Hotel bombing → warningClaim → Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion ⓘ
linked to: King David Hotel bombing
Acre Prison break → relatedEvent → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
Sergeants affair → relatedTo → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
Night of the Bridges → relatedTo → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
Jewish Resistance Movement → significantEvent → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ
Jewish Resistance Movement → dissolvedAfter → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ