"British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947" As the dust and smoke settles following the explosion of a bomb at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem members of the Palestine Police are seen going to the aid of a casualty lying on the pavement. The hotel housed the Military headquarters for all armed forces in Palestine as well as the offices of the Palestine Government. The attack on the hotel was the biggest blow struck against British rule in Palestine by fighters of the Jewish 'Irgun' organisation.