Entebbe raid
Also known as Operation Thunderbolt, Entebbe Airport Raid (1976), Jonathan Operation (1976), Rescue of hijack victims at Entebbe Airport (1976), Operation Jonathan
1976 counter-terrorist hostage rescue mission by the Israel Defense Forces
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The Entebbe raid was a 1976 military operation in which the Israel Defense Forces rescued hostages who had been taken on a hijacked airplane. The operation is historically significant as a prominent example of a counter-terrorist hostage rescue mission.
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