Operation Peace for Galilee
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Operation Peace for Galilee was the codename for Israel’s 1982 military invasion of Lebanon aimed at expelling the Palestine Liberation Organization and reshaping Lebanon’s political landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Peace for Galilee canonical | 3 |
| Campaign for a Free Galilee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1564168 — 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 Peace for Galilee Context triple: [1982 Lebanon War, alsoKnownAs, Operation Peace for Galilee]
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A.
War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Roadmap for Peace
The Roadmap for Peace is a U.S.-backed international plan launched in the early 2000s that outlined phased steps toward resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and establishing a two-state solution.
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C.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
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D.
Bright peace
Bright Peace is the English rendering of the Japanese term "Shōwa," the name of the era corresponding to Emperor Hirohito’s reign from 1926 to 1989.
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E.
Swords and Plowshares
Swords and Plowshares is the memoir of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, recounting his military career and perspectives on American defense and foreign policy in the mid-20th century.
- 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 Peace for Galilee Target entity description: Operation Peace for Galilee was the codename for Israel’s 1982 military invasion of Lebanon aimed at expelling the Palestine Liberation Organization and reshaping Lebanon’s political landscape.
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A.
War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Roadmap for Peace
The Roadmap for Peace is a U.S.-backed international plan launched in the early 2000s that outlined phased steps toward resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and establishing a two-state solution.
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C.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
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D.
Bright peace
Bright Peace is the English rendering of the Japanese term "Shōwa," the name of the era corresponding to Emperor Hirohito’s reign from 1926 to 1989.
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E.
Swords and Plowshares
Swords and Plowshares is the memoir of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, recounting his military career and perspectives on American defense and foreign policy in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli military operation
ⓘ
invasion ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
creation of Israeli security zone in Southern Lebanon
ⓘ
rise of Hezbollah as a major actor in Southern Lebanon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1982 Lebanon War
ⓘ
surface form:
1982 Lebanon invasion
|
| authorizedBy | Menachem Begin ⓘ |
| belligerent | Israel Defense Forces ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Peace for Galilee self-link ⓘ |
| commander |
Ariel Sharon
ⓘ
Rafael Eitan ⓘ |
| conflict | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| goal |
expel the Palestine Liberation Organization from Lebanon
ⓘ
install a friendly government in Lebanon ⓘ reshape Lebanon’s political landscape ⓘ secure northern Israel from cross-border attacks ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
air forces
ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| involves | Lebanese Civil War context ⓘ |
| justificationClaimedByIsrael | self-defense against PLO attacks from Lebanon ⓘ |
| legalStatus | controversial under international law ⓘ |
| location |
Beirut
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ southern Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Lebanon
|
| opponent |
Lebanese militias
ⓘ
Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| partOf | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| precededBy | cross-border attacks from Lebanon into Israel ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| relatedEvent |
Sabra and Shatila massacre
ⓘ
Siege of Beirut ⓘ |
| result |
PLO leadership evacuated from Beirut
ⓘ
escalation of Lebanese Civil War dynamics ⓘ increased Syrian military involvement in Lebanon ⓘ international criticism of Israel ⓘ long-term Israeli military presence in Southern Lebanon ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ground, air, and naval operation ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982-06-06 ⓘ |
| target |
PLO bases in Lebanon
ⓘ
PLO infrastructure in Beirut ⓘ |
| theater | Middle East ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict |
interstate conflict
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intervention in civil war ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Peace for Galilee Description of subject: Operation Peace for Galilee was the codename for Israel’s 1982 military invasion of Lebanon aimed at expelling the Palestine Liberation Organization and reshaping Lebanon’s political landscape.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Campaign for a Free Galilee