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King David Hotel after being targeted in the terrorist attack by the Zionist organization Irgun, 1946. On July 22, 1946, the southwestern corner of the hotel was bombed during a terrorist attack by the Zionist paramilitary group Irgun. 91 people of various nationalities, including Britons, Arabs and Jews, were killed and 45 people were injured [1] [3] by the militant right-wing group. [4]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. King David Hotel bombing Part of the Jewish insurgency in Palestine The hotel after the bombing Location Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine Date 22 July 1946 12:37 pm (UTC +2) Target King David Hotel Attack type Zionist terrorism, bombing, mass murder Deaths 91 Injured 46 Perpetrators Irgun Motive ...
Natural topography of the old city of Jerusalem and its surroundings. The last shift of the name Mount Zion was to the Western Hill, which is more dominant than the Eastern Hill and seemed to first-century CE Jerusalemites the worthier location for the by-then lost palace of King David. The Western Hill is what today is called Mount Zion. [1]
22 July – King David Hotel bombing: Irgun members detonate bombs in the basement of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, where the British had brought a large amount of documents confiscated from the Jewish Agency for Israel. The attack kills 91 people and injures 45 more, mostly civilians.
David Citadel Hotel (Hebrew: מָלוֹן מֽצוּדָת דָּוִד, malón mezudát davíd) is a luxury hotel on King David Street in Jerusalem, across the street from the Mamilla Mall. [2] It has hosted VIPs , global political leaders, business moguls and celebrities, competing with the nearby King David Hotel [ 3 ] and the new Waldorf ...
In 2007, it bought the Ariel Hotel in Jerusalem, which was renovated and reopened as the Dan Boutique. The Hyatt-Regency on Mount Scopus was acquired and renamed the Dan Jerusalem. In 2017, Dan Hotels opened its first overseas property at Bangalore, India. The 226 room hotel is named 'The Den' and is located in the Whitefield district of the ...
Operation Shark was a counter-terrorism operation conducted by the military and police forces of British Mandatory Palestine in response to the King David Hotel bombing. Conducted through a series of house to house searches, the operation was intended to deprive the Irgun organization of manpower, hideouts, and weaponry. [1] [2] [3]
City of David: 1000 BCE: Second Temple Period: 538 BCE–70 CE: Aelia Capitolina: 130–325 CE: Byzantine: 325–638 CE: Early Muslim: 638–1099: Crusader: 1099–1187