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Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Maccabean forces | Statement: [Battle of Beth Zur, belligerent, Maccabean forces]

Target entity: Maccabean forces
Context triple: [Battle of Beth Zur, belligerent, Maccabean forces]

• A. Israelite army
  The Israelite army in the David and Goliath story is the force of King Saul’s soldiers who face the Philistines but are initially paralyzed by fear of the giant warrior Goliath until David steps forward to fight him.
• B. Judean Regiment
  The Judean Regiment, also known as the Jewish Legion, was a World War I British Army unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers who fought primarily in the Middle Eastern theatre against the Ottoman Empire.
• C. Zealots
  The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
• D. Babylonian forces
  Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
• E. Ptolemaic army
  The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Entity: Maccabean forces
Triple: [Battle of Beth Zur, belligerent, Maccabean forces]

The Maccabean forces were the Jewish rebel army led by the Maccabees in the 2nd century BCE that fought against Seleucid rule during the Maccabean Revolt.

Target entity: Maccabean forces
Target entity description: The Maccabean forces were the Jewish rebel army led by the Maccabees in the 2nd century BCE that fought against Seleucid rule during the Maccabean Revolt.

• A. Israelite army
  The Israelite army in the David and Goliath story is the force of King Saul’s soldiers who face the Philistines but are initially paralyzed by fear of the giant warrior Goliath until David steps forward to fight him.
• B. Judean Regiment
  The Judean Regiment, also known as the Jewish Legion, was a World War I British Army unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers who fought primarily in the Middle Eastern theatre against the Ottoman Empire.
• C. Zealots
  The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
• D. Babylonian forces
  Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
• E. Ptolemaic army
  The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
• F. None of above. chosen