The Entebbe raid, also known as the Operation Entebbe and officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (also retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan), was a 1976 Israeli counter …

Jan 15, 2025 · 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 …

Operation Entebbe, also known as Operation Jonathan, was an Israeli hostage rescue mission. It took place in July 1976 in Entebbe, Uganda. An Air France airplane was hijacked on 27 June …

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 …

On June 30, 48 of the non-Israeli hostages – mainly elderly and sick passengers and mothers with children – were released and flown to Paris. Four additional terrorists joined the hijackers in …

Operation Entebbe marked a dramatic victory over international terrorism, but it did not eliminate the danger. Thirty seven years later, as Israel continues to cope with the threat of terror, the …

May 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 …

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 …

Operation Yonatan, also known as Operation Entebbe, Operation Thunderbolt or simply "the Entebbe Raid", was an Israel Defense Force (IDF) mission executed by the State of Israel in …

Feb 20, 2018 · Operation Thunderbolt, also called The Entebbe Raid or Operation Entebbe, was a successful Israeli Defense Forces hostage rescue operation at Entebbe Airport in Uganda …