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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. It was launched in response to the hijacking of an international civilian passenger flight (an Airbus A300 ) operated by Air France between the cities of Tel Aviv ...
- 4 July 1976; 47 years ago
- Israeli victory102 of 106 hostages rescued, ~25% of Uganda's military aircraft destroyed
Dec 26, 1976 · Raid on Entebbe: Directed by Irvin Kershner. With Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, Martin Balsam. True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.
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- Irvin Kershner
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- Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto
Entebbe raid (July 3–4, 1976), rescue by an Israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a French jet airliner hijacked en route from Israel to France and flown to Entebbe, Uganda. The hijackers were members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Red Army Faction.
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Aug 23, 2021 · 8. The raid on Entebbe — the 1976 rescue operation by Israeli commandos to release Jewish hostages after their plane was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists — is one of the State of...
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.
Feb 22, 2018 · The Entebbe raid was a bold military operation that cast Israel into the international spotlight and signaled a high point in Israeli history, as it earned admiration on a global scale. The epic saga began on June 27, 1976. A routine commercial flight on Air France made its way from Tel Aviv to Paris.
