In July 1976, Israel launched one of the most daring hostage rescue missions in military history after terrorists hijacked an Air France flight and held passengers inside Uganda’s Entebbe Airport.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the grave of his brother Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

The Israeli government is expected next week to approve Heritage Minister Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu's proposal to establish a ...

ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began an African tour on Monday, attending a memorial service at Entebbe airport in Uganda where his commando brother was killed ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It was perhaps the most daring Israeli military exploit ever — a rescue raid in Africa that inspired Hollywood films and became etched in Israeli history. Nearly four decades ...

As expected, on July 4, 1976, the United States celebrated its bicentennial with a flurry of patriotic pride and hype. The surprise was that the day also brought one of the most miraculous events in ...

The operation conducted by Israel’s military to free four hostages resulted in a high death toll among Palestinians and has not resolved the challenges facing the Israeli government. By Isabel ...

Nearly five decades ago, Yonatan (Yoni) Netanyahu, brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, led one of the most daring hostage rescue missions in modern history—the Entebbe Raid. At that ...

Chabad of the Berkshires will host Sassy Reuven, a veteran of the Israel Defense Special Operation Forces, in a program titled "Operation Entebbe: The Greatest Hostage Rescue in History," at 7 p.m.

"I am touched to stand in this place, this very place, where my brother, Yoni, fell," the prime minister said at Entebbe airport. "Entebbe is always with me, in my thoughts, in my consciousness, deep ...