During the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine against the British Mandate of Palestine the
soldiers. Irgun was described as a terrorist organization by the New York Times, the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry, prominent world figures such as
, and many others. The Israeli
. All told, Irgun attacks against Arab targets resulted in at least 250 Arab deaths during this period. Following is a list of attacks resulting in death attributed to Irgun that took place during the 1930s. The Irgun conducted at least 60 operations altogether during this period.
| Date |
Casualties |
References |
| 1937, March |
2 Arabs killed on Bat-Yam beach. |
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| 1937, November 14 |
10 Arabs killed by Irgun units launching attacks around Jerusalem, ("Black Sunday") |
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| 1938, April 12 |
2 Arabs and 2 British policemen were killed by a bomb in a train in HaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs giving an example for peaceful co-existence. The Arab population used to be predominantly Christian, while some of the Jewish...
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| 1938, April 17 |
1 Arab was killed by a bomb detonated in a cafe in Haifa |
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| 1938, May 17 |
1 Arab policeman was killed in an attack on a bus in the JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
-HebronHebron is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis living in and around the historic Jewish Quarter. Hebron lies 930 meters above sea level...
road. |
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| 1938, May 24 |
3 Arabs were shot and killed in Haifa. |
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| 1938, June 23 |
2 Arabs were killed near Tel-Aviv. |
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| 1938, June 26 |
7 Arabs were killed by a bomb in Jaffa. |
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| 1938, June 27 |
1 Arab was killed in the yard of a hospital in Haifa. |
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| 1938, June (late) |
Unspecified number of Arabs killed by a bomb that was thrown into a crowded Arab market place in JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
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| 1938, July 5 |
7 Arabs were killed in several shooting attacks in Tel-Aviv. |
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| 1938, July 5 |
3 Arabs were killed by a bomb detonated in a bus in Jerusalem. |
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| 1938, July 5 |
1 Arab was killed in another attack in Jerusalem. |
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| 1938, July 6 |
18 Arabs and 5 Jews were killed by two simultaneous bombs in the Arab melon market in Haifa. |
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| 1938, July 8 |
4 Arabs were killed by a bomb in Jerusalem. |
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| 1938, July 16 |
10 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Jerusalem. |
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| 1938, July 25 |
43 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Haifa. |
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| 1938, August 26 |
24 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Jaffa. |
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| 1938, February 27 |
33 Arabs were killed in multiple attacks, incl. 24 by bomb in Arab market in Suk Quarter of Haifa and 4 by bomb in Arab vegetable market in Jerusalem. |
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| 1939, May 29 |
5 Arabs were killed by a mine detonated at the Rex cinema in Jerusalem. |
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| 1939, May 29 |
5 Arabs were shot and killed during a raid on the village of Biyar 'Adas Biyar 'Adas is a former Palestinian Arab village located 19 km northeast of the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo. In 1945 the village had a population of 300 and a total land area of 5,492 dunums. It was captured by the Lehi, an offshoot of Israel's forces, the Haganah on April 12, 1948...
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| 1939, June 2 |
5 Arabs were killed by a bomb at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. |
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| 1939, June 12 |
1 British bomb expert trying to defuse the bombs killed, during a post office in Jerusalem was bombing |
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| 1939, June 16 |
6 Arabs were killed in several attacks in Jerusalem. |
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| 1939, June 19 |
20 Arabs were killed by explosives mounted on a donkey at a marketplace in Haifa. |
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| 1939, June 29 |
13 Arabs were killed in several shooting attacks around Jaffa during a one-hour period. |
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| 1939, June 30 |
1 Arab was killed at a marketplace in Jerusalem. |
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| 1939, June 30 |
2 Arabs were shot and killed in LiftaLifta was an Arab village on the outskirts of Jerusalem depopulated in 1948. It is believed to have existed since Biblical times...
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| 1939, July 3 |
1 Arab was killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Haifa. |
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| 1939, July 4 |
2 Arabs were killed in two attacks in Jerusalem. |
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| 1939, July 20 |
1 Arab was killed at a train station in Jaffa. |
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| 1939, July 20 |
6 Arabs were killed in several attacks in Tel-Aviv. |
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| 1939, July 20 |
3 Arabs were killed in RehovotRehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of...
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| 1939, August 27 |
2 British officers were killed by a mine in Jerusalem. |
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| 1944, September 27 |
Unknown number of casualties, around 150 Irgun members attacked four British police stations |
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| 1944, September 29 |
1 Senior British police officer of the Criminal Intelligence Department assassinated in Jerusalem. |
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| 1945, December 27 |
7 British policemen killed during the bombing of British Intelligence offices in Jerusalem; 1 British soldier killed during attack of British army camp in north Tel Aviv |
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| 1946, July 22 |
91 people were killed at King David Hotel BombingThe King David Hotel bombing was an attack carried out by the militant Zionist group Irgun, on the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. The hotel was the site of the central offices of the British Mandatory authorities of Palestine, the Secretariat of the Government of Palestine and Headquarters of the...
mostly civilians, most ... staff of the hotel or Secretariat,
41 Palestinian Arabs, 15-28 British citizens, 17 Palestinian Jews, 2 Armenians, 1 Russian, 1 Greek and 1 Egyptian. |
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| 1946, October 30 |
2 British guards killed during Gunfire and explosion at Jerusalem Railway Station. |
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| 1947, January 12 |
4 killed in bombing of British headquarters. |
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| 1947, March 1 |
17 British officers killed, during raid and explosion. |
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| 1947, March 12 |
1 British soldier killed during the attack on Schneller Camp Schneller Orphanage was a Christian orphanage which operated in Jerusalem from 1860 until World War II. The orphanage grounds, located on Malchei Yisrael St. in west-central Jerusalem, were then used as a military base called Camp Schneller until November 2008...
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| 1947, July 29 |
2 kidnapped British sergeants hanged. |
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| 1947, September 26 |
4 British policemen killed in Irgun bank robberyBank robbery is the crime of stealing from a bank. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, robbery is, "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence...
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| 1947, September 29 |
13 killed, 53 wounded in attack on British police station. |
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| 1947, December 11 |
13 killed in attack on Tireh, near Haifa |
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| 1947, December 12 |
20 killed, 5 wounded by barrel bomb at Damascus Gate. |
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| 1947, December 13 |
6 killed, 25 wounded by bombs outside Alhambra Cinema. |
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| 1947, December 13 |
5 killed, 47 wounded by two bombs at Damascus Gate. |
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| 1947, December 13 |
7 killed, 10 seriously injured in attack on Yehudieh. |
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| 1947, December 16(ca) |
10 killed by bomb at Noga Cinema in Jaffa. |
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| 1947, December 20 |
6 Arabs killed, dozens wounded by bomb at Haifa refinery, precipitating the Haifa oil refinery massacre Haifa Oil Refinery massacre refers to an incident that took place on December 30, 1947. After operatives of the Zionist paramilitary, the Irgun, threw a number of grenades at a crowd of 100 Arab day labourers who had gathered outside the main gate of the British-owned Haifa Oil refinery looking for...
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| 1947, December 29 |
14 Arabs killed by bomb in Jerusalem. |
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| 1948, January 1 |
2 Arabs killed and 9 injured by shooting attack on cafe in Jaffa. |
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| 1948, January 7 |
20 Arabs killed by bomb at Jaffa Gate. |
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| 1948, February 10 |
7 Arabs killed near Ras el Ain after selling cows in Tel Aviv |
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| 1948, April 9-April 11 |
107-120 Palestinians killed and massacred The Deir Yassin massacre took place on April 9, 1948, when around 120 fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, a Palestinian-Arab village of roughly 600 people...
(the estimate generally accepted by scholars, instead the first announced number of 254) during and after the battle at the village of Deir YassinDeir Yassin was a Palestinian Arab village of around 600 people near Jerusalem. It had declared its neutrality during the civil war between Arab and Jewish Palestinians...
near JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
, by 132 IrgunIrgun was a militant Zionist group that operated in the British mandate of Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah...
and 60 LehiLehi was an armed underground Zionist group in Mandatory Palestine.
fighters. |
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| Between 1937-1948 |
During 11 years of attacks, Hundreds of Palestinian civilians, over 20 British officers and over 20 Jewish civilians were killed in total by the IrgunIrgun was a militant Zionist group that operated in the British mandate of Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the earlier and larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah...
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