Night of the Bridges
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Night of the Bridges was a coordinated 1946 Palmach operation in Mandatory Palestine that sabotaged key bridges to disrupt British transportation and demonstrate Jewish resistance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palmach operation
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military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
British reprisals against Jewish communities
ⓘ
increased British security measures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Night of the Twenty Bridges
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ⓘ
Operation Markolet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Haganah
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ⓘ
Palmach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | several Palmach fighters killed ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials in Israel ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Hebrew calendar date 17 Sivan 5706 (approx.) ⓘ |
| conflict | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
1946-06-16
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1946-06-17 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late British Mandate period ⓘ |
| location |
Jordan
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ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | explosives ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attack on Achziv bridges
ⓘ
attack on Allenby Bridge ⓘ attack on Daughters of Jacob Bridge ⓘ |
| numberOfTargets | approximately 11 bridges ⓘ |
| objective |
demonstrate Jewish resistance to British rule
ⓘ
disrupt British transportation routes ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British authorities in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Haganah
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ⓘ
Palmach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Palmach High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aliyah Bet
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King David Hotel bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Season (Haganah campaign against Irgun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of multiple strategic bridges
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temporary disruption of British military and civilian traffic ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
cut land connections between Palestine and neighboring Arab countries
ⓘ
demonstrated operational capability of Palmach ⓘ |
| target |
bridges connecting Mandatory Palestine to neighboring countries
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railway bridges ⓘ road bridges ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
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