The Palestinian Post

May 24th 1947

Another string of bombings hit Palestine putting the British authorities on a heightened state of alert and readiness. At 02:00 hours, British officials arrived at the site of an incident in the Jezreel Valley Railway, which connects Palestine to Transjordan around the Beit HaShita area. Reportedly the site of an explosion that detonated the railway underneath a passing cargo train which was derailed and crashed in the surrounding area. The personnel of the train were reported to have died in the explosion. The cargo was largely a grain and cereal shipment bound from Amman to Haifa, now declared a loss. The loss of this rail line blocked the shipment of goods from Transjordan to the port of Haifa for Mediterranean export, which would force Transjordan to seek alternate export routes until the rail line is repaired which may take months due to the damage and wreckage in the area.

The second bombing strikes the Offices of the Palestinian Arab Party. According to the authorities, a parked Rolls Royce car exploded on the front side of the building destroying the curbside wall and its structural integrity close to the blast site, the ferocity of the explosion also caused significant collateral damage to outlying buildings and vehicles. Multiple civilians died in the blast as well as several guards, clerks, and cadres of the Party. Nevertheless, the vast majority of the Party leadership and members were not present in the building at the time as they were conducting a meeting elsewhere in the region. It is presumed that the Irgun and Haganah paramilitaries are responsible for these attacks in response to inflammatory speeches made by the Palestinian Arab Party and their compatriots.

[INSURGENCY] Militancy increased by 8%, Army of the Holy War lost 20 manpower -50 resources. Civillians killed: 113, The Yishnuv gain 10% momentum, spend -60 resources

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