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The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan), was a 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda.
Aug 2, 2024 · Learn about the Entebbe raid, a successful operation by Israeli commandos to free 103 hostages from a hijacked Air France plane in Uganda in 1976. Find out the background, the details, and the aftermath of this historic event.
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Dec 26, 1976 · A movie based on the 1976 operation by Israeli commandos to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes and more on IMDb.
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Sep 14, 2021 · On 3 July 1976, Israeli commandos carried out a daring raid to free more than 100 hostages held by pro-Palestinian terrorists at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Ever since, the raid has been portrayed by Israelis and others as a brilliantly planned and perfectly executed hostage rescue.
Aug 18, 2023 · This video tells the story of the invasion of the Entebbe International Airport by Israeli special forces.
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The Entebbe Raid - Forgotten History. On July 3, 1976 Israel launched the most daring, complicated, long range, logistically challenging and political volatile hostage rescue in history.
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Landing at Entebbe. Saturday, 3 July, 11.00 p.m. The first Hercules plane, carrying Netanyahu’s commando force had landed successfully at Entebbe at exactly the estimated time of 23.00 hours. Headed by Yoni Netanyahu and his deputy Muki Betzer, nine of them climbed into the black Mercedes. The remaining 18 combatants sat waiting in two Land ...
