Postwar History
Being a soft, highly visible target, the hotel periodically comes under attack by the Iraqi insurgency. The Palestine is not located in the fortified Green Zone, so it is susceptible to mortar and rocket fire. On October 24, 2005, a cement mixer truck bomb detonated beside the hotel after breaching the defensive wall. The blast destroyed the lobby.
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