Operation Entebbe
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Operation Entebbe was a 1976 Israeli commando raid to rescue hostages from a hijacked airliner at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport, renowned as one of the most daring and successful counterterrorism missions in history.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Entebbe canonical | 7 |
| Entebbe raid | 2 |
| 90 Minutes at Entebbe | 1 |
| Operation Entebbe (planning and command roles in Sayeret Matkal leadership) | 1 |
| Raid on Entebbe | 1 |
| Sabena Flight 571 hostage rescue | 1 |
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Target entity: Operation Entebbe Context triple: [Entebbe, knownFor, Operation Entebbe]
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1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis
The Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis was the prolonged international standoff in the 1990s and early 2000s over Libya’s responsibility for the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, involving UN sanctions, negotiations over suspects’ trials, and eventual compensation agreements.
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Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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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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Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Operation Entebbe Target entity description: Operation Entebbe was a 1976 Israeli commando raid to rescue hostages from a hijacked airliner at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport, renowned as one of the most daring and successful counterterrorism missions in history.
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A.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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B.
Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis
The Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis was the prolonged international standoff in the 1990s and early 2000s over Libya’s responsibility for the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, involving UN sanctions, negotiations over suspects’ trials, and eventual compensation agreements.
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C.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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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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E.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli commando raid
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counterterrorism operation ⓘ hostage rescue mission ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Boeing 707
ⓘ
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ |
| airlineInvolved | Air France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Entebbe
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surface form:
Entebbe raid
Operation Thunderbolt ⓘ |
| casualtiesHijackers | all hijackers killed ⓘ |
| casualtiesHostages |
1 killed in hospital after raid
ⓘ
3 killed during raid ⓘ |
| casualtiesIsraeliCommandos | 1 killed ⓘ |
| casualtiesUgandanSoldiers | dozens killed ⓘ |
| commander |
Dan Shomron
ⓘ
Ehud Barak ⓘ Yekutiel Adam ⓘ Yonatan Netanyahu ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Israeli national memorials
ⓘ
films and documentaries ⓘ |
| conflict |
Arab–Israeli conflict
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surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | 1976-07-04 ⓘ |
| departureAirportOfHijackedFlight |
Ben-Gurion Airport
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surface form:
Ben Gurion Airport
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| destinationAirportOfHijackedFlight |
Charles de Gaulle Airport
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surface form:
Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport
|
| endDate | 1976-07-04 ⓘ |
| hostagesRescued |
approximately 102 hostages rescued
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over 100 hostages rescued ⓘ |
| hostCountryGovernment |
Idi Amin
ⓘ
surface form:
Idi Amin regime
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| impact |
boosted Israeli national morale
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influenced global counterterrorism doctrine ⓘ |
| keyFigureKilled | Yonatan Netanyahu ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the most successful counterterrorism operations in history ⓘ |
| location |
Entebbe
ⓘ
Entebbe ⓘ
surface form:
Entebbe Airport
Uganda ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Entebbe
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surface form:
Entebbe Airport
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| notableFor |
long-range hostage rescue
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low-level night flight over hostile territory ⓘ use of surprise and deception ⓘ |
| objective |
free Israeli and Jewish hostages held in Uganda
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rescue hostages from hijacked airliner ⓘ |
| opponent |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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surface form:
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations
Revolutionary Cells (RZ) ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| partOf | Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ |
| precededBy | hijacking of Air France Flight 139 ⓘ |
| result | Israeli victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1976-07-03 ⓘ |
| stopoverAirportOfHijackedFlight |
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
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surface form:
Athens International Airport
|
| supportedBy | Kenya ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Entebbe Description of subject: Operation Entebbe was a 1976 Israeli commando raid to rescue hostages from a hijacked airliner at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport, renowned as one of the most daring and successful counterterrorism missions in history.
Referenced by (13)
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