1948 Jewish Agency bombing

1948 Jewish Agency bombing
Part of 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
LocationNational Institutions House, Jerusalem
DateMarch 11, 1948
TargetJewish Agency
Attack type
car bombing
Deaths12
Injured86
PerpetratorsArab nationalist forces

The 1948 Jewish Agency bombing was a terrorist attack on March 11, 1948, that killed 12 people and injured 86 more when a car bomb exploded in the courtyard of the National Institutions House in Jerusalem.[1] The complex housed the headquarters of the Jewish Agency and other Zionist organs.[2]

The attack was carried out by Arab nationalist forces. Anton Daoud, an Arab Christian employed as a chauffeur at the American consulate, drove the vehicle into the courtyard and departed before the device, rigged by demolition expert Fawzi al-Qutb, detonated.[3]

The bombing killed Keren Hayesod head Leib Yaffe,[1][4] and caused significant structural damage to the building.[5] The attack occurred during a period of escalating violence leading up to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

References

  1. 1 2 Morris, Benny (2008). 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War. Yale University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-300-14524-3.
  2. ↑ "Arabs Blast Block of Jewish Agency; 11 Killed, 86 Hurt". The New York Times. 1948-03-12. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  3. ↑ Davis, Mike (2017). Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb. Verso Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-78478-665-6.
  4. ↑ Gilbert, Martin (1996). Jerusalem in The Twentieth Century. New York : J. Wiley & Sons. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-471-16308-4 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Jewish Agency Headquarters Wrecked by Explosion; 10 Reported Killed, 90 Wounded". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
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