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  1. Counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission
    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.

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    In 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.

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    What was Operation Entebbe?
    The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan ), was a 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda.

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    What happened at Entebbe Airport?
    The entire operation lasted 53 minutes – of which the assault lasted only 30 minutes. All seven hijackers present, and between 33 and 45 Ugandan soldiers, were killed. [need quotation to verify] Eleven Soviet-built MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighter planes of the Uganda Army Air Force were destroyed on the ground at Entebbe Airport.

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    What happened in Entebbe?
    On July 4, a week after the plane was hijacked, Israeli forces landed in Entebbe during the dead of night. The runway was obscured in darkness; the planes would have to land in complete blindness. The first plane landed, and one of the vehicles was expelled.

    The Epic Tale Of Operation Entebbe, History's Most Daring Rescue Missi…

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    What happened 7 days in Entebbe?
    Warning: This post contains spoilers for the movie 7 Days in Entebbe. In 1976, an Air France airplane carrying 250 passengers to Paris from Tel Aviv was hijacked by terrorists.

    7 Days in Entebbe: The True Story Behind the Movie | TIME

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    Entebbe raid | Summary & Facts | Britannica

    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 …

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      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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      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 the week of captivity that prompted the raid.

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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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