Operation Entebbe

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Operation Entebbe was a 1976 Israeli commando raid to rescue hostages from a hijacked airliner at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport, renowned as one of the most daring and successful counterterrorism missions in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli commando raid
counterterrorism operation
hostage rescue mission
military operation
aircraftUsed Boeing 707
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
airlineInvolved Air France
alsoKnownAs Operation Entebbe
surface form: Entebbe raid

Operation Thunderbolt
casualtiesHijackers all hijackers killed
casualtiesHostages 1 killed in hospital after raid
3 killed during raid
casualtiesIsraeliCommandos 1 killed
casualtiesUgandanSoldiers dozens killed
commander Dan Shomron
Ehud Barak
Yekutiel Adam
Yonatan Netanyahu
commemoratedBy Israeli national memorials
films and documentaries
conflict Arab–Israeli conflict
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict
country Israel
date 1976-07-04
departureAirportOfHijackedFlight Ben-Gurion Airport
surface form: Ben Gurion Airport
destinationAirportOfHijackedFlight Charles de Gaulle Airport
surface form: Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport
endDate 1976-07-04
hostagesRescued approximately 102 hostages rescued
over 100 hostages rescued
hostCountryGovernment Idi Amin
surface form: Idi Amin regime
impact boosted Israeli national morale
influenced global counterterrorism doctrine
keyFigureKilled Yonatan Netanyahu
legacy considered one of the most successful counterterrorism operations in history
location Entebbe
Entebbe
surface form: Entebbe Airport

Uganda
namedAfter Entebbe
surface form: Entebbe Airport
notableFor long-range hostage rescue
low-level night flight over hostile territory
use of surprise and deception
objective free Israeli and Jewish hostages held in Uganda
rescue hostages from hijacked airliner
opponent Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
surface form: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations

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Uganda
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
precededBy hijacking of Air France Flight 139
result Israeli victory
startDate 1976-07-03
stopoverAirportOfHijackedFlight Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos
surface form: Athens International Airport
supportedBy Kenya

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Entebbe knownFor Operation Entebbe
Israeli Air Force notableOperation Operation Entebbe
Ehud Barak notableOperation Operation Entebbe
this entity surface form: Operation Entebbe (planning and command roles in Sayeret Matkal leadership)
William Stevenson notableWork Operation Entebbe
this entity surface form: 90 Minutes at Entebbe
Operation Entebbe alsoKnownAs Operation Entebbe
this entity surface form: Entebbe raid
Operation Thunderbolt alsoKnownAs Operation Entebbe
Operation Thunderbolt alsoKnownAs Operation Entebbe
this entity surface form: Entebbe raid
IDF notableOperation Operation Entebbe
subject surface form: Israel Defense Forces
Sayeret Matkal conflict Operation Entebbe
Sayeret Matkal notableOperation Operation Entebbe
Sayeret Matkal notableOperation Operation Entebbe
this entity surface form: Sabena Flight 571 hostage rescue
Yonatan Netanyahu participatedIn Operation Entebbe
Irvin Kershner directed Operation Entebbe
this entity surface form: Raid on Entebbe