In 1946 , British relations with the Yishuv worsened , building up to Operation Agatha of June 29 . The authorities ignored the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry 's recommendation to allow 100,000 Jews into Palestine at once . As a result of the discovery of documents tying the Jewish Agency to the Jewish Resistance Movement , the Irgun was asked to speed up the plans for the King David Hotel bombing of July 22 . The hotel was where the documents were located , the base for the British Secretariat , the military command and a branch of the Criminal Investigation Division of the police . The Irgun later claimed to have sent a warning that was ignored . Palestinian and U.S. sources confirm that the Irgun issued numerous warnings for civilians to evacuate the hotel prior to the bombing . 91 people were killed in the attack where a 350 kg bomb was placed in the basement of the hotel and caused a large section of it to collapse . Only 13 were British soldiers
King David Hotel bombing
King David Hotel bombing
Irgun