Operation Entebbe, also called Operation Thunderbolt, was an Israeli counter-terrorist hostage-rescue raid on 3-4 July 1976 at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda. Israeli commandos led by Sayeret Matkal flew over 2,500 miles to storm the terminal where hijackers from the PFLP-External Operations and German Revolutionary Cells were holding passengers of Air France Flight 139. The 53-minute raid freed 102 of 106 hostages and killed all seven hijackers, at the cost of one Israeli commander, Yonatan Netanyahu, killed.
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Operation TypeSpecial-forces hostage rescue 1 LocationEntebbe International Airport, Uganda 1 ParticipantsSayeret Matkal, Israeli Paratroopers Brigade, Golani Brigade and Israeli Air Force, under Brigadier General Dan Shomron 1 ObjectiveRescue 106 hostages held at Entebbe Airport following the hijacking of Air France Flight 139 1 Outcome102 of 106 hostages were rescued and all seven hijackers killed in a 53-minute raid; one Israeli commando and roughly 45 Ugandan soldiers were killed 1 Operation Type
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Operation Entebbe, the 1976 hostage rescue at Entebbe airport, was carried out by the Israeli Defense Forces
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The Entebbe raid, also known as Operation Entebbe and officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (subsequently Operation Yonatan), was a 3 July 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda.
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The entire operation lasted 53 minutes - of which the assault lasted only 30 minutes. All seven hijackers present, and 45 Ugandan soldiers, were killed.
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