Operation Isotope
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Operation Isotope was a 1972 Israeli special forces raid by Sayeret Matkal to rescue hostages from a hijacked Sabena airliner at Lod Airport.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-terrorism operation
ⓘ
hostage rescue operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| airline | Sabena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airportRenamedAs | Ben Gurion Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sabena Flight 571 rescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesHijackersKilled | 2 ⓘ |
| casualtiesHostagesKilled | 1 ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | yes ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Ehud Barak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| date | 1972-05-09 ⓘ |
| duration | a few minutes ⓘ |
| hijackersCaptured | 2 ⓘ |
| hijackingDate | 1972-05-08 ⓘ |
| hostageOutcome | majority of hostages freed alive ⓘ |
| hostageRescueCompleted | 1972-05-09 ⓘ |
| involvedAircraft | Sabena Boeing 707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedDisguise | yes ⓘ |
| legacy | model for later Israeli hostage-rescue operations ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeForCapturedHijackers | tried in Israel ⓘ |
| location |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lod Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of elite commando unit in aircraft hostage rescue ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Benjamin Netanyahu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ehud Barak NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzi Dayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHijackers | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfHostages | over 90 ⓘ |
| objective | rescue hostages from hijacked airliner ⓘ |
| operator |
Israel Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
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Sayeret Matkal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Israeli special operations against terrorism ⓘ |
| perpetratorOrganization |
Black September
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestinian fedayeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningOrganization |
Israel Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | hijacking of Sabena Flight 571 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDecisionMaker | Israeli government GENERATED ⓘ |
| result |
Israeli victory
ⓘ
hostages rescued ⓘ |
| tactics |
disguised as aircraft technicians
ⓘ
storming the aircraft ⓘ |
| target | Sabena Flight 571 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | onboard Sabena Flight 571 at Lod Airport ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | close-quarters battle ⓘ |
| usedFirearms | small arms ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
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