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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Isotope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11168687 — 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 Isotope Context triple: [Sayeret Matkal, notableOperation, Operation Isotope]
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A.
Operation Packer
Operation Packer was a late-stage South African military operation during the South African Border War, conducted in Angola as part of the broader conflict involving Cuban and Angolan forces.
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B.
Operation MI
Operation MI was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s World War II plan to seize Midway Atoll, culminating in the pivotal Battle of Midway in June 1942.
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C.
Operation Galvanic
Operation Galvanic was the U.S. amphibious offensive in November 1943 that launched the Gilbert Islands campaign in the central Pacific, including the bloody Battle of Tarawa, during World War II.
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D.
Operation Inmate
Operation Inmate was a World War II British naval air attack carried out against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in June 1945 to provide combat experience for the British Pacific Fleet.
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E.
Operation Mandrel
Operation Mandrel was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
- 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 Isotope Target entity description: 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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A.
Operation Packer
Operation Packer was a late-stage South African military operation during the South African Border War, conducted in Angola as part of the broader conflict involving Cuban and Angolan forces.
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B.
Operation MI
Operation MI was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s World War II plan to seize Midway Atoll, culminating in the pivotal Battle of Midway in June 1942.
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C.
Operation Galvanic
Operation Galvanic was the U.S. amphibious offensive in November 1943 that launched the Gilbert Islands campaign in the central Pacific, including the bloody Battle of Tarawa, during World War II.
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D.
Operation Inmate
Operation Inmate was a World War II British naval air attack carried out against Japanese positions on Truk Atoll in June 1945 to provide combat experience for the British Pacific Fleet.
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E.
Operation Mandrel
Operation Mandrel was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-terrorism operation
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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
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Isotope Description of subject: Operation Isotope was a 1972 Israeli special forces raid by Sayeret Matkal to rescue hostages from a hijacked Sabena airliner at Lod Airport.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.