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.

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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
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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Sayeret Matkal notableOperation Operation Isotope