King David Hotel bombing

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bombing militant operation terrorist attack

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
King David Hotel bombing canonical	5
Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bombing ⓘ militant operation ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ
BritishResponse	intensified security measures in Palestine ⓘ propaganda campaign against Zionist underground groups ⓘ
buildingCurrentUse	King David Hotel, Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: 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	Mandatory Palestine ⓘ surface form: British Mandate of 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, Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Palestinian government ⓘ surface form: 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	King David Hotel bombing self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion
warningDispute	British authorities disputed the adequacy of the warnings ⓘ
woundedApproximate	45 ⓘ
year	1946 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 → King David Hotel bombing self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion

Acre Prison break → relatedEvent → King David Hotel bombing ⓘ