Night of the Bridges
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Night of the Bridges was a coordinated 1946 Palmach operation in Mandatory Palestine that sabotaged key bridges to disrupt British transportation and demonstrate Jewish resistance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Night of the Bridges canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6895919 — 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: Night of the Bridges Context triple: [Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine, notableEvent, Night of the Bridges]
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A.
Ward of Bridge
Ward of Bridge is one of the historic wards of the City of London, covering the area around London Bridge and parts of the old riverside commercial district.
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B.
The Bridge
The Bridge is an American crime drama television series in which Diane Kruger stars as a brilliant but socially awkward detective investigating cross-border murders on the U.S.–Mexico frontier.
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C.
The Bridge
The Bridge is the English translation of "Die Brücke," the name of the influential early 20th-century German Expressionist artist group.
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D.
The Bridge
The Bridge is the commonly used nickname for Stamford Bridge, the historic home stadium of Chelsea Football Club in London.
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E.
The Bridge
The Bridge is an ambitious modernist epic poem by Hart Crane that reimagines American history and experience through the symbolic central image of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- 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: Night of the Bridges Target entity description: Night of the Bridges was a coordinated 1946 Palmach operation in Mandatory Palestine that sabotaged key bridges to disrupt British transportation and demonstrate Jewish resistance.
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A.
Ward of Bridge
Ward of Bridge is one of the historic wards of the City of London, covering the area around London Bridge and parts of the old riverside commercial district.
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B.
The Bridge
The Bridge is an American crime drama television series in which Diane Kruger stars as a brilliant but socially awkward detective investigating cross-border murders on the U.S.–Mexico frontier.
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C.
The Bridge
The Bridge is the English translation of "Die Brücke," the name of the influential early 20th-century German Expressionist artist group.
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D.
The Bridge
The Bridge is the commonly used nickname for Stamford Bridge, the historic home stadium of Chelsea Football Club in London.
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E.
The Bridge
The Bridge is an ambitious modernist epic poem by Hart Crane that reimagines American history and experience through the symbolic central image of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palmach operation
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military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
British reprisals against Jewish communities
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increased British security measures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Night of the Twenty Bridges
ⓘ
Operation Markolet ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Haganah
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Palmach ⓘ |
| casualties | several Palmach fighters killed ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials in Israel ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Hebrew calendar date 17 Sivan 5706 (approx.) ⓘ |
| conflict | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| date |
1946-06-16
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1946-06-17 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late British Mandate period ⓘ |
| location |
Jordan
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ Mandatory Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| method | explosives ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attack on Achziv bridges
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attack on Allenby Bridge ⓘ attack on Daughters of Jacob Bridge ⓘ |
| numberOfTargets | approximately 11 bridges ⓘ |
| objective |
demonstrate Jewish resistance to British rule
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disrupt British transportation routes ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British authorities in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Haganah
ⓘ
Palmach ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Palmach High Command
ⓘ
linked to:
Palmach
|
| relatedTo |
Aliyah Bet
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King David Hotel bombing ⓘ Season (Haganah campaign against Irgun) ⓘ
linked to:
Season (anti-Irgun campaign)
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| result |
destruction of multiple strategic bridges
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temporary disruption of British military and civilian traffic ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
cut land connections between Palestine and neighboring Arab countries
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demonstrated operational capability of Palmach ⓘ |
| target |
bridges connecting Mandatory Palestine to neighboring countries
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railway bridges ⓘ road bridges ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
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Subject: Night of the Bridges Description of subject: Night of the Bridges was a coordinated 1946 Palmach operation in Mandatory Palestine that sabotaged key bridges to disrupt British transportation and demonstrate Jewish resistance.
Referenced by (3)
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