King David Hotel bombing
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The King David Hotel bombing was a 1946 militant attack in British-ruled Jerusalem that destroyed the British administrative headquarters, killing dozens and marking a pivotal and controversial moment in the struggle over Mandatory Palestine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King David Hotel bombing canonical | 5 |
| Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King David Hotel bombing Context triple: [Irgun, notableOperation, King David Hotel bombing]
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A.
Deir Yassin massacre
The Deir Yassin massacre was a 1948 attack by Zionist paramilitary groups on the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, in which over 100 civilians were killed and which became a pivotal and highly controversial episode in the Palestinian exodus during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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C.
Sabra and Shatila massacre
The Sabra and Shatila massacre was a 1982 mass killing of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Lebanese Christian militias, carried out under the watch of Israeli forces during the Lebanese Civil War.
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D.
Munich massacre
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.
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E.
Central Legislative Assembly bombing
The Central Legislative Assembly bombing was a 1929 protest attack carried out by Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt in the Delhi assembly to oppose repressive colonial laws without intending to cause fatalities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King David Hotel bombing Target entity description: The King David Hotel bombing was a 1946 militant attack in British-ruled Jerusalem that destroyed the British administrative headquarters, killing dozens and marking a pivotal and controversial moment in the struggle over Mandatory Palestine.
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A.
Deir Yassin massacre
The Deir Yassin massacre was a 1948 attack by Zionist paramilitary groups on the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin, in which over 100 civilians were killed and which became a pivotal and highly controversial episode in the Palestinian exodus during the Arab–Israeli War.
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B.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings were twin suicide truck attacks that devastated U.S. and French military barracks in Beirut, killing hundreds of peacekeeping troops and dramatically reshaping international involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.
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C.
Sabra and Shatila massacre
The Sabra and Shatila massacre was a 1982 mass killing of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Lebanese Christian militias, carried out under the watch of Israeli forces during the Lebanese Civil War.
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D.
Munich massacre
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.
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E.
Central Legislative Assembly bombing
The Central Legislative Assembly bombing was a 1929 protest attack carried out by Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt in the Delhi assembly to oppose repressive colonial laws without intending to cause fatalities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bombing
ⓘ
militant operation ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| BritishResponse |
intensified security measures in Palestine
ⓘ
propaganda campaign against Zionist underground groups ⓘ |
| buildingCurrentUse |
King David Hotel, Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
King David Hotel continues to operate as a luxury hotel in Jerusalem
|
| buildingWingTargeted | southern wing of the King David Hotel ⓘ |
| claimedObjective | to destroy documents and intelligence held by British authorities ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate of Palestine
|
| date | 1946-07-22 ⓘ |
| deathTollApproximate | 91 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesRange | 91–92 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the most lethal attacks against the British in Mandatory Palestine
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pivotal event in the end of the British Mandate in Palestine ⓘ symbolic moment in the Zionist armed struggle ⓘ |
| internationalReaction |
criticized by the Jewish Agency
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widely condemned by the British government ⓘ |
| JewishAgencyResponse | publicly condemned the bombing ⓘ |
| legacy |
cited internationally as an example in discussions of terrorism and insurgency
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commemorated by some Israeli right-wing groups ⓘ remains a subject of debate over the legitimacy of political violence ⓘ |
| location |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
King David Hotel, Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
King David Hotel
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| MenachemBeginRole | Irgun commander ⓘ |
| method | explosive devices concealed in milk churns ⓘ |
| motive |
to pressure Britain to change its policy in Palestine
ⓘ
to strike British administrative and military command in Palestine ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Etzel
ⓘ
Irgun ⓘ |
| perpetratorClassification | Zionist paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| planner | Menachem Begin ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
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broader Arab–Jewish–British conflict in Palestine ⓘ struggle against British rule in Palestine ⓘ |
| target |
British administrative headquarters in Palestine
ⓘ
British military headquarters in Palestine ⓘ Palestinian government ⓘ
surface form:
Secretariat of the Government of Palestine
offices of the British Mandate authorities ⓘ |
| typeOfExplosives | time bombs ⓘ |
| victimsIncluded |
Arab civilians
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British officials ⓘ Jewish civilians ⓘ other foreign nationals ⓘ |
| warningClaim |
King David Hotel bombing
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion
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| warningDispute | British authorities disputed the adequacy of the warnings ⓘ |
| woundedApproximate | 45 ⓘ |
| year | 1946 ⓘ |
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Subject: King David Hotel bombing Description of subject: The King David Hotel bombing was a 1946 militant attack in British-ruled Jerusalem that destroyed the British administrative headquarters, killing dozens and marking a pivotal and controversial moment in the struggle over Mandatory Palestine.
Referenced by (6)
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Irgun claimed to have issued telephone warnings before the explosion