Yonatan Netanyahu (informally: Operation Yonatan in Israel)
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Yonatan Netanyahu was an Israeli military officer and commander of the elite Sayeret Matkal unit, best known for leading and being killed in the 1976 Entebbe hostage-rescue mission.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yonatan Netanyahu (informally: Operation Yonatan in Israel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9369407 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Yonatan Netanyahu (informally: Operation Yonatan in Israel) Context triple: [Operation Thunderbolt, namedAfter, Yonatan Netanyahu (informally: Operation Yonatan in Israel)]
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A.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
Operation Yoav
Operation Yoav was a major 1948 Arab–Israeli War offensive by Israeli forces aimed at breaking the Egyptian siege in the Negev and securing key areas in southern Palestine.
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C.
Operation Yevusi
Operation Yevusi was a 1948 Israeli military offensive during the Arab–Israeli War aimed at securing control over key areas of Jerusalem.
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D.
Operation Nachshon
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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E.
Operation Raviv
Operation Raviv was a 1969 Israeli commando raid during the War of Attrition in which Israeli forces, using captured Egyptian equipment, struck targets along Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Yonatan Netanyahu (informally: Operation Yonatan in Israel) Target entity description: Yonatan Netanyahu was an Israeli military officer and commander of the elite Sayeret Matkal unit, best known for leading and being killed in the 1976 Entebbe hostage-rescue mission.
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A.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
Operation Yoav
Operation Yoav was a major 1948 Arab–Israeli War offensive by Israeli forces aimed at breaking the Egyptian siege in the Negev and securing key areas in southern Palestine.
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C.
Operation Yevusi
Operation Yevusi was a 1948 Israeli military offensive during the Arab–Israeli War aimed at securing control over key areas of Jerusalem.
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D.
Operation Nachshon
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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E.
Operation Raviv
Operation Raviv was a 1969 Israeli commando raid during the War of Attrition in which Israeli forces, using captured Egyptian equipment, struck targets along Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli military officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yoni Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Medal of Distinguished Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1946-03-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| burialPlace | Mount Herzl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Operation Yonatan (Israeli name for Operation Entebbe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Entebbe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Attrition NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1976-07-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Benzion Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | counter-terrorism ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yonatan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
military leader
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | Israeli national hero ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorial | Mount Herzl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Tzila Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Israeli ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in Operation Entebbe ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the Entebbe hostage-rescue operation ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Entebbe
NERFINISHED
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Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of Sayeret Matkal ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Benjamin Netanyahu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iddo Netanyahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit | Sayeret Matkal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yonatan Netanyahu (informally: Operation Yonatan in Israel) Description of subject: Yonatan Netanyahu was an Israeli military officer and commander of the elite Sayeret Matkal unit, best known for leading and being killed in the 1976 Entebbe hostage-rescue mission.
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