Operation Shark
| Operation Shark | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine | |
 British paratroopers occupying a Tel Aviv intersection during Operation Shark | |
Operational scope | Strategic |
| Type | Counter-insurgency |
| Planned by | Mandatory Palestine |
| Objective | Disarm and disrupt Jewish insurgent groups |
| Date | 30 July 1946 – 2 August 1946 |
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Operation Shark was a counter-terrorism operation conducted by the British Army and Palestine Police Force in Tel Aviv, then part of Mandatory Palestine, in response to the King David Hotel bombing. Conducted through a series of house to house searches, the operation was intended to deprive the Irgun of manpower, hideouts, and weaponry.
