Cairo-Haifa train bombings 1948
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During the lead-up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the Jewish undergound group Lehi mined the Cairo-Haifa train several times. The train was primarily used by civilians, but sometimes military carriages were added for the use of British soldiers.
On February 28, the train was mined north of Rehovot, killing 28 soldiers and wounding 35. One or more bombs laid on the track were detonated from a nearby orange grove.
On March 31, the train was mined near Benyamina, a Jewish settlement in the neighborhood of Caesarea, killing 40 persons and wounding 60. The casualties were all civilians, mostly Arabs. Although there were some soldiers on the train, none were injured.