THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1947 

* British ship SS Empire Lifeguard sinking
* Haifa Harbour - Israel - Haganah attack 
* Jewish refugees - Jews - Palestine 

The front page has a two column heading: "Terrorists Sink British Ship Landing 259 Jews at Haifa" (see images) 
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: The sinking of the Empire Lifeguard was highly significant because it marked a crucial tactical and psychological escalation in the Jewish resistance against the British blockade, shifting from passive defiance to targeted, offensive sabotage of British maritime infrastructure. Coming just five days after the British military violently intercepted the Exodus 1947, the operation served as immediate, asymmetric retaliation that demonstrated the underground network's sophisticated operational reach, stretching from the internment camps in Cyprus directly into the heavily guarded Haifa harbor. By successfully smuggling explosives disguised as toiletries past British military guards, the Haganah proved that Britain could no longer securely operate its network of prison transports. More broadly, the attack amplified the international political pressure on Great Britain; it highlighted the volatile, unsustainable nature of Mandatory Palestine's security situation to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP), which was touring the region at that exact moment. Ultimately, this defiance helped convince British policymakers that the financial, military, and geopolitical cost of maintaining the Palestine Mandate was too high, accelerating their decision to withdraw from the region entirely.