- Counter-terrorist hostage-rescue missionThe Entebbe raid, also known as Operation Thunderbolt or Operation Jonathan, was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on July 4, 19761. The raid was a daring hostage rescue operation that saved 103 Jewish hostages held by terrorists2. The hostages were held at the mercy of terrorists over 2,500 miles away2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The Entebbe raid, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt, and retroactively known as Operation Entebbe or Operation Jonathan – the latter after the unit's leader, Yonatan Netanyahu – was a counter-terrorist hostage -rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entebbe_raidIn June 1976, a daring raid by Israeli special forces on Uganda’s Entebbe Airport captured the world’s attention. In under 90 minutes, Israel pulled off one of history’s most audacious hostage rescue operations, saving 103 Jewish hostages held at the mercy of terrorists over 2,500 miles away.alexauclair.medium.com/what-happened-during-th…
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See all on WikipediaThe 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 … See more
On 27 June 1976, Air France Flight 139, an Airbus A300B4-203, registration F-BVGG (c/n 019), departed from Tel Aviv, Israel, carrying 246 mainly Jewish and Israeli passengers and a crew of 12. The plane flew to Athens, … See more
Attack route
Taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh, the task force flew along the international flight path over the See moreIn August 2012, Uganda and Israel commemorated the raid at a somber ceremony at the base of a tower at the Old Entebbe Airport, where Yonatan Netanyahu was killed. Uganda and Israel renewed their commitment to "fight terrorism and to … See more
Diplomatic efforts
In the week before the raid, Israel tried using political avenues to obtain the release of the … See moreUnited Nations
The United Nations Security Council convened on 9 July 1976, to consider a complaint from the … See moreDocumentaries
• Operation Thunderbolt: Entebbe, a documentary about the hijacking and the subsequent rescue … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license WEBEntebbe 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 …
WEBFeb 22, 2018 · Updated February 1, 2024. After a hijacking of an airplane turned into a week-long hostage situation in Uganda, Israel launched one of the most daring …
WEBJun 27, 2016 · (Ben Kelmer/FLASH90) For decades, the daring Israeli military rescue operation at Entebbe has overshadowed the men, women and children who endured …
WEBSep 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 …
WEBAug 23, 2021 · 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...
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WEBMar 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 …
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WEBMay 1, 2023 · On July 3, 1976, a week after the hijacking, four Israeli transport planes, carrying 100 commandos and their equipment, took off from Israel, flying more than 2,500 miles to Uganda. The operation was …
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WEBJun 27, 2016 · BBC News, Jerusalem. Forty years ago, the hijacking of an Air France plane from Israel began a week of high drama, ending with the surprise rescue by Israeli commandos of over 100 passengers held...
WEBMar 30, 2019 · Wreckage Of WWII Aircraft Carrier Found In The South Pacific Ocean. The jet was refueled in Benghazi. The hijackers then directed Michel Bacos to fly on to …
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