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Members of the Jewish defense organization the Irgun bombed the British administrative headquarters in Palestine, based in the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

Members of the Irgun, a Jewish military organization that is absorbed into the IDF during the 1948 War, bomb the British administrative headquarters in Palestine, based in the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Twenty-eight British, forty-one Arabs, and seventeen Jews are killed. CIE+ Reliable resources for deeper Israel understanding Embrace informed content on Israel, the Middle East and the Diaspora. Begin with 7 days free to explore CIE's rich sources, expert analyses and guided knowledge building. $39 / year JOIN CIE+ Already have a CIE+ account? SIGN IN Also on this dateActress Gila Almagor Is BornCIE+ Next PostBritish Round Up Resistance FightersCIE+Previous PostIrgun Flogs British Troops in StreetsCIE+Related Topics1800s-1948: Pre-StateJerusalemTerrorismStay Connected Subscribe Today in Israeli History (weekly) The Chalk (biweekly updates) Related Palestine High Commissioner Sir John Chancellor Seeks to Stop Jewish National Home in Dispatch to Colonial Secretary, 1930 Documents and Sources|January 17, 1930 The 1979 Fall of the Shah and the Rise of the Islamic Republic — Jimmy Carter’s 1985 Recollections Documents and Sources|March 24, 1985 American Officials on Zionism, Israel, the U.S.-Israeli Relationship and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1922-2026 Documents and Sources, Ken's Blog|1922-2022

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