Operation Hiram
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Operation Hiram was a major Israeli military offensive in late 1948 that rapidly captured the Upper Galilee from Arab forces during the closing stages of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Hiram canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Hiram Context triple: [Arab–Israeli War of 1948, keyEvent, Operation Hiram]
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A.
Operation Halberd
Operation Halberd was a major British Royal Navy convoy operation in September 1941 to escort vital supplies to Malta through heavy Axis air and naval opposition in the Mediterranean.
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Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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Operation AL
Operation AL was a World War II Japanese naval operation closely associated with the Midway campaign, aimed at diverting U.S. forces by attacking the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
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D.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
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E.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
- 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 Hiram Target entity description: Operation Hiram was a major Israeli military offensive in late 1948 that rapidly captured the Upper Galilee from Arab forces during the closing stages of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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A.
Operation Halberd
Operation Halberd was a major British Royal Navy convoy operation in September 1941 to escort vital supplies to Malta through heavy Axis air and naval opposition in the Mediterranean.
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B.
Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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C.
Operation AL
Operation AL was a World War II Japanese naval operation closely associated with the Midway campaign, aimed at diverting U.S. forces by attacking the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
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D.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
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E.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli military offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mivtza Hiram ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab Liberation Army
ⓘ
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ local Arab forces in Galilee ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy Arab forces casualties ⓘ |
| characteristic |
rapid advance over a few days
ⓘ
use of surprise and concentrated firepower ⓘ |
| combatant |
Arab irregular and volunteer forces
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| commander | Moshe Carmel ⓘ |
| commandStructure | IDF Northern Front ⓘ |
| conflict |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
|
| consequence |
Israeli control of almost all of Galilee
ⓘ
establishment of new armistice lines in the north ⓘ mass flight and expulsion of many Palestinian Arab inhabitants from Upper Galilee ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-10-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Israeli consolidation of control in Galilee ⓘ |
| front | northern front of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
decisive in determining Israel’s northern borders
ⓘ
key operation in the depopulation of several Palestinian villages in Galilee ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| location |
Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Galilee
near Lebanese border ⓘ northern Palestine ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| militaryUnitInvolved |
Carmeli Brigade
ⓘ
Golani Brigade ⓘ Oded Brigade ⓘ Sheva (7th) Armored Brigade ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King Hiram of Tyre
ⓘ
surface form:
biblical King Hiram of Tyre
|
| objective |
capture Upper Galilee from Arab forces
ⓘ
eliminate Arab Liberation Army presence in Galilee ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
1948 Arab–Israeli War
|
| precededBy | Operation Yoav ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
Palestinian Nakba ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian exodus of 1948
|
| result |
Israeli capture of Upper Galilee
ⓘ
decisive Israeli victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-10-28 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1948 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | combined infantry and armored offensive ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Hiram Description of subject: Operation Hiram was a major Israeli military offensive in late 1948 that rapidly captured the Upper Galilee from Arab forces during the closing stages of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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