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Operation Entebbe

A military rescue operation in the heart of Africa, 4,000 kilometers from home, in total intelligence uncertainty

Entebbe at 50: When Israel refused to abandon its hostages

Opinion: As Israel marks 50 years since the daring rescue in Uganda, the seven days of uncertainty, moral pressure and leadership that led Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres to choose the ‘third option’ come back into focus

Chemi Peres | 07.06.26

The Mossad man in Nairobi who made Operation Entebbe possible

Fifty years after Israel’s daring hostage rescue in Uganda, the story of Mossad station chief Eli Engel reveals how his home became a secret command post, his Kenyan contacts secured fuel and medical access, and his family was forced to flee under false names

Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 07.04.26

Welcoming the Operation Entebbe liberators

Entebbe's first commander: The lesson we need today

Opinion: Looking back on Entebbe, the operation's first Israeli commander says the rescue's greatest lesson is one of unity, shared responsibility and a stronger Jewish future

Doron Almog | 07.03.26

'The hostages will be here by morning': The pilots who flew Israel’s daring Entebbe rescue

Five decades on, the Hercules planes that flew Sayeret Matkal troops to Entebbe are still active; from inside Hercules 435, past and present squadron commanders recall Rabin’s approval, Yoni Netanyahu and the famed Mercedes

Yoav Keren | 06.27.26

‘No concessions’: Entebbe files reveal drama behind one of Israel’s most daring rescue operations

As Israel quietly engaged Idi Amin and considered negotiating with the hijackers, military planners raced to prove a rescue was possible, newly released files show 50 years on; 'Negotiations? Israel will look spineless'

Ron Crissy | 06.26.26

Secret protocols show Rabin foresaw Entebbe scenario months before hijacking

Declassified Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee records reveal that in March 1976, Rabin warned of a possible hostage-bargain attack to free terrorists arrested in Kenya, the same demand later made by the Air France hijackers in Entebbe

Amir Ettinger | 06.18.26

The British spy who helped Israel pull off Entebbe, and paid with his life

Bruce McKenzie, a former Kenyan minister and secret British agent, helped Israel foil an El Al missile plot and later enabled the Entebbe rescue; Idi Amin took revenge with a bomb hidden in a farewell gift

Oded Kramer, Itzik Shasho | 05.29.26

Reception for hostages freed in Operation Entebbe

'The greatest military feat in history': 50 years after Entebbe, filmmaker releases long-delayed tribute

Andy Halmay, 98, plans June release marking 50 years since Entebbe rescue, recalling decades-old project inspired by the 1976 hostage operation

ynet Global | 04.25.26

Yoni Netanyahu statue to be unveiled at Entebbe Airport, Uganda army chief says

Uganda’s army chief says the monument will stand at the exact spot where the Israeli commando was killed during the 1976 Operation Entebbe, later named Operation Yonatan, as a gesture aimed at strengthening ties with Israel

Itamar Eichner | 02.20.26

Even in the darkest times, we shine the brightest

Opinion: In a daring operation comparable to the freeing of hostages from Entebbe in 1976, the IDF and other security forces prove to us they are working well since October 7; Israeli society comes together to celebrate hostages' rescue

Nadav Eyal | 06.09.24

Operation Thunderbolt: The Israeli hostage rescue mission that stunned the world

In 1976, terrorists hijacked a plane departing from Tel Aviv and landed in Uganda; In a swift and unprecedented operation, Israeli commandos landed in hostile territory, neutralized the threat and safely brought the hostages home

Yaron Drukman, Sharon Kidon, Ishay Shnerb | 07.29.23

Operation Entebbe hostage and rescuer share moving reunion 47 years on

Monique Epstein, one of the hostages taken by terrorists before the operation, meets with the man who rescued her and many others and recounts the soldier's valor

Korin Elbaz-Alush | 07.04.23

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