The Jaffa Gate Bombing in Jerusalem – January 7, 1948

On January 7, 1948, members of the Zionist organization Irgun carried out a bombing at Jaffa Gate, known in Arabic as Bab al-Khalil, in Jerusalem. According to the account published by Our Palestine, the attack killed 18 Arabs and injured 41 others. It occurred amid escalating violence in Palestine in the months preceding the Nakba of 1948.

Historical note: Sources differ on the number of casualties. A contemporary report published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on January 8, 1948, reported 15 Arabs killed and 43 wounded.

Sources

•  Our Palestine: Massacres in Palestine in 1948 
•  Jewish Telegraphic Agency: January 8, 1948 Report