Operation Opera

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Babylon
gptkbp:casualties 1 French civilian killed
10 Iraqi soldiers killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Menachem_Begin
gptkb:Zeev_Raz
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:date June 7, 1981
gptkbp:distanceFlown over 1,000 km
gptkbp:duration less than 2 minutes over target
gptkbp:followedBy international condemnation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Opera
gptkbp:impact Set precedent for preemptive strikes on nuclear facilities
Delayed Iraqi nuclear program
gptkbp:legalStatus Considered violation of international law by UN
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive global media attention
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Ilan_Ramon
gptkb:Amir_Nachumi
gptkb:Amos_Lapidot
gptkb:Eytan_Stibbe
gptkbp:objective Destruction of Iraqi nuclear reactor
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:plannedBy gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkbp:precededBy planning phase in Israel
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Israeli–Iraqi_conflict
gptkb:Osirak_reactor
Nuclear proliferation
Israeli preemptive strikes
gptkbp:response UN Security Council condemned the attack
gptkbp:result Reactor destroyed
gptkbp:significance First airstrike against a nuclear reactor
gptkbp:target gptkb:Osirak_nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:type Support from some Western countries
Widespread international criticism
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
F-15 Eagle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Menachem_Begin
gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkb:Israeli_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5