Operation Nachshon
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Operation Nachshon was an early 1948 Haganah offensive aimed at breaking the Arab blockade of the road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Nachshon canonical | 2 |
| Operation Harel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Nachshon Context triple: [Arab–Israeli War of 1948, keyEvent, Operation Nachshon]
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A.
Operation Moses
Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
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B.
Operation Birke
Operation Birke was a World War II German military operation focused on withdrawing and securing forces and resources during the Lapland War in northern Finland.
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C.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
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D.
Operation Helvetic
Operation Helvetic is the British Army’s long-term peacekeeping and security operation in Northern Ireland that succeeded Operation Banner.
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E.
Operation Braunschweig
Operation Braunschweig was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive toward Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields, forming the central phase of the broader Case Blue campaign on the Eastern Front in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Nachshon Target entity description: Operation Nachshon was an early 1948 Haganah offensive aimed at breaking the Arab blockade of the road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
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A.
Operation Moses
Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
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B.
Operation Birke
Operation Birke was a World War II German military operation focused on withdrawing and securing forces and resources during the Lapland War in northern Finland.
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C.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
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D.
Operation Helvetic
Operation Helvetic is the British Army’s long-term peacekeeping and security operation in Northern Ireland that succeeded Operation Banner.
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E.
Operation Braunschweig
Operation Braunschweig was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive toward Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields, forming the central phase of the broader Case Blue campaign on the Eastern Front in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haganah operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mivtza Nachshon ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab irregular forces
ⓘ
Haganah ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds on both sides (approximate) ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Shimon Avidan ⓘ |
| conflict |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
1947–1949 Palestine war
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 ⓘ
surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
|
| country | Yishuv ⓘ |
| date | April 1948 ⓘ |
| effect |
disruption and depopulation of several Arab villages in the corridor
ⓘ
improved logistical situation for Jewish Jerusalem ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-04-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Harel
ⓘ
Operation Yevusi ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
UN Partition Plan for Palestine aftermath
ⓘ
end of British Mandate in Palestine ⓘ |
| implementedPlan | Plan Dalet ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
IDF Givati Brigade
ⓘ
surface form:
Givati Brigade
Harel Brigade ⓘ Palmach ⓘ |
| location |
Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem corridor
road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nachshon ben Amminadab ⓘ |
| objective |
break Arab blockade of road to Jerusalem
ⓘ
secure supply convoys to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Haganah
ⓘ
surface form:
Haganah General Staff
|
| partOf | civil war phase in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| precededBy | local convoy escort actions ⓘ |
| result |
partial success
ⓘ
temporary opening of road to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-04-05 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
first large-scale Haganah offensive operation
ⓘ
key step in securing Jewish-held Jerusalem ⓘ |
| target |
Arab forces blocking access to Jerusalem
ⓘ
Arab villages along the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem road ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Nachshon Description of subject: Operation Nachshon was an early 1948 Haganah offensive aimed at breaking the Arab blockade of the road to Jerusalem during the Arab–Israeli War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation Harel