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| Operation Entebbe |
Operation Entebbe
On June 27th 1976, a mixed group of German and Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Air France Airbus A300 which was travelling from Tel Aviv to Paris via Athens. The plane was diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, after a refueling stop in Benghazi, Libya. Over the next few days, many of the hostages were released, but over 100 Israeli and Jewish passengers remained in the hands of the hijackers.
On July 4th, Israeli special forces launched a daring mission to rescue the hostages...
On this web site, you will find information about:
- The background to Operation Entebbe
- The preparations for Operation Entebbe
- The rescue
- The aftermath - what happened afterwards
- Famous quotes about the raid on Entebbe
- Books, DVDs and Videos about the raid on Entebbe.
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