Operation Danny
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Operation Danny was a major Israeli military offensive during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War aimed at capturing strategic Arab-held towns and securing the road to Jerusalem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Danny canonical | 3 |
| Operation Dani | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289731 — 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 Danny Context triple: [Arab–Israeli War of 1948, keyEvent, Operation Danny]
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A.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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B.
Operation Bodyguard
Operation Bodyguard was the Allied deception campaign in World War II designed to mislead the Germans about the timing and location of the D-Day invasion.
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C.
Operation AL
Operation AL was a World War II Japanese naval operation closely associated with the Midway campaign, aimed at diverting U.S. forces by attacking the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
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D.
Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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E.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
- 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 Danny Target entity description: Operation Danny was a major Israeli military offensive during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War aimed at capturing strategic Arab-held towns and securing the road to Jerusalem.
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A.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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B.
Operation Bodyguard
Operation Bodyguard was the Allied deception campaign in World War II designed to mislead the Germans about the timing and location of the D-Day invasion.
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C.
Operation AL
Operation AL was a World War II Japanese naval operation closely associated with the Midway campaign, aimed at diverting U.S. forces by attacking the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
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D.
Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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E.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli military offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Dani
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Danny
|
| belligerent |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Yishuv forces ⓘ
linked to:
Yishuv
|
| commander |
Moshe Dayan
ⓘ
Yigal Allon ⓘ Yitzhak Rabin ⓘ |
| conflict |
1948 Arab–Israeli War
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
|
| consequence |
Lydda death march
ⓘ
linked to:
Lydda and Ramle exodus
mass displacement of Palestinian Arab population from Lydda and Ramle ⓘ |
| date | July 1948 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-07-19 ⓘ |
| executedBy |
IDF 8th Armored Brigade
ⓘ
IDF Givati Brigade ⓘ IDF Kiryati Brigade ⓘ
linked to:
IDF Givati Brigade
IDF Yiftach Brigade ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Dekel
ⓘ
Operation Yoav ⓘ |
| involved |
air support
ⓘ
armored units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| location |
Latrun area
ⓘ
Lydda ⓘ Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor ⓘ Ramle ⓘ
linked to:
Ramla
central Palestine ⓘ
linked to:
Palestine
|
| militaryTheater |
Jerusalem front
ⓘ
central front ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel "Danny" Mass ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Lydda
ⓘ
capture Ramle ⓘ expand territory under Jewish control around Tel Aviv ⓘ secure road to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Arab Liberation Army
ⓘ
local Arab militias ⓘ |
| partOf |
1948 Palestine war
ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
|
| plannedBy |
Haganah General Staff
ⓘ
linked to:
Haganah
|
| precededBy | Operation Dani preparations ⓘ |
| result |
Israeli control of main road to Jerusalem
ⓘ
Israeli victory ⓘ capture of Lydda ⓘ capture of Ramle ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-07-09 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
securing Tel Aviv–Jerusalem supply route
ⓘ
weakening Arab forces around Jerusalem ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional warfare ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Danny Description of subject: Operation Danny was a major Israeli military offensive during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War aimed at capturing strategic Arab-held towns and securing the road to Jerusalem.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Operation Danny
linked to: Operation Danny