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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 ...
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]
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 ...
Specifically, the Irgun retaliated for Operation Agatha by bombing the south wing of the King David Hotel, which was the headquarters of the British government in Palestine. One reason for bombing the south wing was that it was presumed to be the place to which the British had taken the documents from the Jewish Agency.
Egypt and Israel signed the Egypt–Israel peace treaty under the framework of the Camp David Accords at the White House. 1980: 24 February: The old Israeli shekel replaced the Israeli pound as the currency of Israel. 30 July: The Knesset passed the Jerusalem Law, asserting that Jerusalem was and would remain the undivided capital of Israel ...
Others were Jewish victims of the 1946 King David Hotel bombing perpetrated by the Irgun, a Jewish paramilitary group. The determination of inclusion as a victim of a “hostile act” is determined by the National Insurance Institute, Israel's social security agency. [8]
1946 – King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.