Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War II

Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine
Part of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
Haifa Refinery destroyed by airstrikes
Date June 1940 – June 1941 Location Mandatory Palestine Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy	United Kingdom  Palestine Yishuv
Casualties and losses
Unknown	150+ deaths at the Bombing of Tel Aviv 12+ at Haifa Haifa oil refinery damaged

The Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War II was part of an effort by the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) to strike at the United Kingdom by attacking those parts of the British Empire in the Middle East.