Entebbe Rescue Operation

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Having lived in Israel, now for several decades, I’ve come to realize that my personal history and Israel’s modern history are inextricably intertwined.

Captives returning after the Entebbe Operation.
Gil Dickmann attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

'Would you say Yoni came back from Entebbe?': Slain hostage's cousin slams Netanyahu at protest

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

America at 250, Entebbe at 50: Defining moments for the US-Israel alliance - opinion

 PASSENGERS RESCUED in the Entebbe raid are welcomed home by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport in July 1976.

July 3, 1976: 50 years ago in Entebbe, Israel proved no distance is too great - opinion


Former hostages return to Entebbe, confronting memory, trauma and history

“To be abducted in Athens on an Air France plane makes sense,” Gonen said. “But to be abducted at home, in the State of Israel, it was too much.”

 PASSENGERS RESCUED in the Entebbe raid are welcomed home by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport in July 1976.

Operation Entebbe, 50 years on: The rescue that reshaped Jewish history

Fifty years later, Entebbe still symbolizes Israel's promise to protect Jews wherever they are.

Model of Entebbe control tower and terminal, seen at a parachutist’s house during planning stages, June-July 1976.

The dictator in the terminal: Idi Amin and the Entebbe hostage crisis, 50 years on

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Half a century after one of the most daring Israeli rescue operations, what were Ugandan President Idi Amin's movements and thoughts?

UGANDAN PRESIDENT Idi Amin wanted the world to see a mediator. The Israeli archive records the week when that mask began to slip.

50 years after Operation Entebbe, Israel honors fallen commander Yoni Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu memorialized his brother, Yoni Netanyahu, who was killed in a 1976 mission rescuing Israelis held hostage after a hijacked flight.

 THE THREE Netanyahu brothers (from L): Benjamin, Yoni and Iddo.

Life story that goes beyond Entebbe: 'I swore near his burnt tank to never leave a soldier behind'

Fifty years after Entebbe, Doron Almog revisits war, family, loss, and the profound lessons his son Eran taught him about humanity, dignity, and shared responsibility.

DORON ALMOG HAS served as chairman of The Jewish Agency since 2022.

Sorin Hershko, soldier most severely wounded in Entebbe, honored on operation's 50th anniversary

The recognition was awarded by the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, whose chairman is Chemi Peres, son of former prime minister Shimon Peres.

An Israeli hostage is greeted on her return to Israel after Operation Entebbe on 3rd July 1976, in which, Israeli special forces rescued 100 hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine following their hijack of Air France Flight 139.

State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary

Alongside previously released materials, the State Archives is publishing in full the files related to the Entebbe operation, some of which had already been partially disclosed.

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

Beyond the Headlines: Fifty years since the Entebbe rescue - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Captives returning after the Entebbe Operation.

Uganda will join Iran war 'on the side of Israel,' military chief warns

"Israel has a right to exist and attacks against her must stop," Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba said during a series of X/Twitter posts expressing his support.

Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022.

Uganda to build statue in memory of Yoni Netanyahu at site of daring hostage rescue - report

Yoni Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which freed Jewish hostages held at Entebbe after the hijacking of an Air France flight in 1976.

Last known picture of Yoni Netanyahu