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.

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Uganda plans to build a statue at Entebbe Airport in honor of Lt.-Col. Yoni Netanyahu, who was killed during the 1976 hostage rescue.

The story of the daring 1976 Israeli military raid to rescue 106 hostages in Entebbe, Uganda, following the hijacking of a French passenger jet has already been the subject of three previous features ...

One of 100 Israeli special forces who descended upon an airport in Uganda to rescue more than 100 hostages was in Vacaville Tuesday night. Sasson Reuven, who was a 21-year-old Israel Defense Forces ...

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 ...

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A French pilot remembered as a hero for his actions in the hijacking of an Air France plane to Uganda’s Entebbe airport in 1976 died Tuesday at 95. Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said in a statement ...

"We stop at nothing until all the hostages are safe." Focus Features has unveiled the first official trailer for a thriller titled 7 Days In Entebbe (in the UK it's actually titled simply Entebbe), ...

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If you are going to make yet another movie about Israel’s brave and heroic rescue of the hostages during the 1976 hijacking of an Air France jet en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, it would be wise to ...