During the Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine , Jewish Irgun and Lehi guerrillas launched repeated attacks against British military , police , and government targets in the city . In 1946 , following the King David Hotel bombing , the British carried out Operation Shark , in which the entire city was searched for Jewish militants and most of the residents questioned , during which the entire city was placed under curfew . During the March 1947 martial law in Mandatory Palestine , Tel Aviv was placed under martial law by the British authorities for 15 days , with the residents kept under curfew for all but three hours a day as British forces hunted for militants . In spite of this , Jewish guerrilla attacks continued in Tel Aviv and other areas under martial law in Palestine
King David Hotel bombing
King David Hotel bombing
Tel Aviv