Cairo–Haifa train bombings 1948
| Cairo-Haifa train bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of 1948 Palestine war | |
| Location | Mandatory Palestine |
| Date | 29 February 1948 and 31 March 1948 |
| Target | Cairo-Haifa train |
Attack type | Bombings |
| Deaths | 68 (28 soldiers, 40 civilians) |
| Injured | 95 (35 soldiers, 60 civilians) |
| Perpetrators | Lehi |
During the 1948 Palestine war, on February 29 and again on March 31, the military coaches of the Cairo-Haifa train were mined by the Zionist militant group Lehi.
On February 29, Lehi mined the train north of Rehovot, killing 28 British soldiers and wounding 35. No civilians were hurt. One or more bombs laid on the track were detonated from a nearby orange grove. Lehi took credit for the bombing of the British train claiming it was revenge for the Ben Yehuda Street Bombing in Jerusalem. The train was the normal daily passenger express to which four military coaches had been attached.
On March 31, Lehi again mined the train, this time near Binyamina, a Jewish town near Caesarea, killing 40 Arab civilians, and wounding 60. Although there were some soldiers on the train, none were injured.