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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.
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.
Sep 13, 2024 · Learn about the Entebbe raid, a successful operation by Israeli commandos to free 103 hostages from a hijacked airliner in Uganda in 1976. Find out the background, the details, and the consequences of this historic event.
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Watch the true story of an Israeli military operation to free hostages at Entebbe Airport in Uganda, on July 4, 1976. The video features Peter Finch's final performance as Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and was directed by Star Wars legend Irvin Kershner.
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Nov 22, 2023 · 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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Mar 16, 2018 · In 1976, an Air France airplane carrying 250 passengers to Paris from Tel Aviv was hijacked by terrorists. The Israeli mission to rescue them, known as Operation Entebbe or Operation Thunderbolt...
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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