Entebbe Rescue Operation

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.
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.

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

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

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

Captives returning after the Entebbe Operation.

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


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

Yoni Netanyahu Honored for Changing the World’s Response to Terrorism

The memory of Yonathan Netanyahu was honored at a ceremony in Porto as a champion who defended the dignity of Jewish families everywhere

At the ceremony Mileikowsky receives the award on behalf of the Netanyahu family in Porto

This week in Jewish history: Yoni and Entebbe raid, Law of Return passed

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 KIKAR YONI, Yoni Square in Jerusalem, is named for the heroic Netanyahu brother who fell in the 1976 raid on Entebbe.

I still trust my Israeli passport because I have faith in the Israeli people - opinion

As a Jew, the fear that something might happen to you is not abstract. It’s real. And if it ever does, I would bet every dollar I have that my Israeli passport would save me.

 RELEASED HOSTAGE Edan Alexander embraces his father as he reunites with his family.

IDF Hercules airplanes: Making history in the skies for 70 years

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of its first flight, the IDF takes a look at the history of the Hercules plane.

 A C-130 Super Hercules. The aircraft can transport soldiers, gear, and water, and it can also be used to drop pamphlets of the type Israel has been dropping over Gaza to warn people to evacuate or to offer rewards for help finding hostages.

On 48th anniversary of the Entebbe rescue, Israelis still wrestle with rescuing hostages

The legacy of the raid on Entebbe is complicated: It endures as an inspiring embodiment of Israeli boldness and ingenuity.

 Air France passengers rescued by Israeli commandos at the airport in Entebbe, Uganda wave to the waiting crowd while leaving the belly of a Hercules plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel, July 4, 1976.

Hostage release circumstances include animosity between Netanyahu, hostages' families - opinion

The impression one gets is that though Netanyahu is not oblivious to the fate of the hostages and their families, their immediate release is less urgent, in his opinion, than destroying Hamas.

 A RALLY for the release of the hostages takes place at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night.

IDF's rescue operation in Rafah reminiscent of Entebbe operation - opinion

I WAS REMINDED of Israel’s military tour de force in Entebbe when I read of the recent rescue of hostages Fernando Marman, 60, and Luis Har, 70, from a Rafah apartment.

 The IDF helicopter that brought freed hostages Fernando Simon Marman (60) and Luis Har (70). February 12, 2024.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: My Fourth of July

In an exclusive Fourth of July column, Prime Minister Netanyahu reflects on July 4, 1976 - the day Israeli forces, including his brother Yoni, landed in Entebbe and liberated 103 hostages.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.