What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 1948
- Kind
- Military operation
- Deaths
- 30
- Coordinates
- 30.04° N, 31.24° E
- Description
- 1948 attack by Israel
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Israeli bombing of Cairo
1948 attack by Israel
The Israeli Air Force bombarded a residential neighborhood near Qasr al-Qubba in Cairo on July 15, 1948, during the international phase of the 1948 Palestine war. The attack was carried out during the breaking of the fast of Ramadan and killed 30 civilians and destroyed many homes. It led to an angry march on the Jewish quarter.
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