1948 Cairo bombings

The 1948 bombings in Cairo, which targeted Jewish areas, took place during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, between June and September, and killed 70 Jews and wounded nearly 200. Riots claimed many more lives.

1948 Cairo bombings
Part of 1948 Arab-Israeli War
LocationCairo, Kingdom of Egypt
DateJune–September, 1948
TargetEgyptian Jews
Attack type
Bombings
Deaths70 Jews killed
Injured200 wounded

In a meeting with the American Jewish Committee in New York in October 1948, the president of Cairo's Sephardi Jewish community, Salvator Cicurel, stated his belief that "the recent anti-Jewish outbreaks…[were] connected with the existence of Israel and the defeats of the Egyptian Army there."

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