dec 30, 1947 - Haifa Oil Refinery massacre

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The Haifa Oil Refinery massacre on December 30, 1947, in Mandatory Palestine, involved the killing of 39 Jewish refinery workers by Arab laborers following an initial attack by the Jewish Irgun militia, which killed six Arabs. The incident occurred as Arab day-laborers gathered outside the refinery; the violence erupted minutes after the Irgun's grenade attack. The British Army and Palestine Police intervened to stop the violence, which resulted in 49 injuries among the Jewish workers. This event exacerbated tensions following the 1947 UN Partition Plan. In retaliation, Haganah attacked two Arab villages in the Balad al-Shaykh massacre, resulting in 21 to 70 Arab deaths and further skirmishes in Haifa. The Jewish Agency condemned Irgun's initial attack and authorized retaliation, leading to further violence and casualties on both sides.

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