This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.On May 18, 1948, the Royal Egyptian Air Force bombed the Old Tel Aviv central bus station four days after Israel declared independence, killing 42 people.

The attack occurred during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War amid a bombing campaign by Egyptian forces in Tel Aviv that killed 150 people in total.

[1] The bombing occurred on May 18 when Egyptian C-47s launched an attack on the bus station, which was crowded with passengers at the time.

[4] The bus station was significantly damaged by the explosion, which was also the deadliest attack of its kind by the Egyptian Air Force.

The bombing also convinced many pilots, including Lou Lenart, to join the war on behalf of Israel.