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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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Raid on Entebbe is a 1977 NBC television film directed by Irvin Kershner, based on the Israeli military operation to free hostages at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in 1976. The film stars Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto and others, and was one of four films made in the 1970s about the Entebbe raid.
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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.
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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Aug 23, 2021 · A new book translates 33 first-person accounts from the commandos who participated in the legendary operation to rescue Jewish hostages in Uganda. It challenges the official account of Moshe Betser, who planned the mission, and reveals the controversies and contradictions among the participants.
