Osirak reactor bombing

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Babylon
gptkb:Operation_Opera
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:casualties 10 Iraqi soldiers and 1 French civilian killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:David_Ivry
gptkb:Ezer_Weizman
gptkb:Menachem_Begin
gptkbp:date June 7, 1981
gptkbp:flightNumber 8 F-16s, 6 F-15s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Osirak reactor bombing
gptkbp:internationalResponse widespread condemnation
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:location Osirak nuclear reactor, Iraq
gptkbp:plannedBy gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkbp:precededBy Iranian airstrike on Osirak (1980)
gptkbp:purpose prevent Iraq from developing nuclear weapons
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arab–Israeli_conflict
Iraq's nuclear program
Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
gptkbp:result gptkb:Destruction_of_Osirak_reactor
gptkbp:significance first airstrike against a nuclear reactor
set precedent for preemptive strikes on nuclear facilities
gptkbp:target gptkb:Osirak_nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:UNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 487
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
F-15 Eagle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iraqi_nuclear_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7