Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Entebbe_raidEntebbe raid - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Entebbe_raid

   • Cached

   The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan), was a 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hijacking of an international civilian passenger flight (an Airbus A300) operated by Air France between the cities of Tel Aviv ...

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0076594Raid on Entebbe (1976) - IMDb

   www.imdb.com › title › tt0076594

   • Cached

   Dec 26, 1976 · Raid on Entebbe: Directed by Irvin Kershner. With Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, Martin Balsam. True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.

   • 6.7/10 (3.8K)
   • Genre: Action, Drama, History

   • Director: Irvin Kershner
   • Release Date: 1976-12-26

3. www.britannica.com › event › Entebbe-raidEntebbe raid | Summary & Facts | Britannica

   www.britannica.com › event › Entebbe-raid

   • Cached

   Jun 26, 2024 · Entebbe raid (July 3–4, 1976), rescue by an Israeli commando squad of 103 hostages from a French jet airliner hijacked en route from Israel to France and flown to Entebbe, Uganda. The hijackers were members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Red Army Faction.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

4. www.historyextra.com › period › 20th-centuryOperation Thunderbolt: Was The 1976 Raid On Entebbe A ... -...

   www.historyextra.com › period › 20th-century

   • Cached

   Sep 14, 2021 · On 3 July 1976, Israeli commandos carried out a daring raid to free more than 100 hostages held by pro-Palestinian terrorists at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Ever since, the raid has been portrayed by Israelis and others as a brilliantly planned and perfectly executed hostage rescue.

5. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

6. time.com › 51894137 Days in Entebbe: The True Story Behind the Movie | TIME

   time.com › 5189413

   • Cached

   In 1976, an Air France airplane carrying 250 passengers to Paris from Tel Aviv was hijacked by terrorists. The Israeli mission to rescue them, known as Operation Entebbe or Operation Thunderbolt,...

7. www.meforum.org › 61308Who Were the Entebbe Hijackers? The Full Story

   www.meforum.org › 61308

   • Cached

   Jul 23, 2020 · The hijacking of Air France Flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv to Paris on June 27, 1976 was carried out by Palestinian militants and German radical leftists with logistical and material support from the USSR and allied Arab states.

8. allthatsinteresting.com › operation-entebbeThe Story Of Israel's Most Daring Rescue Operation

   allthatsinteresting.com › operation-entebbe

   • Cached

   Feb 22, 2018 · The Entebbe raid was a bold military operation that cast Israel into the international spotlight and signaled a high point in Israeli history, as it earned admiration on a global scale. The epic saga began on June 27, 1976. A routine commercial flight on Air France made its way from Tel Aviv to Paris.