The raid on Entebbe — the 1976 rescue operation by ... In addition to disputing Betser’s claim that Netanyahu unnecessarily blew their cover by opening fire at the guards, the contributors ...

Successfully executed 30 years ago by a squad of elite Israeli commandos under cover of darkness in Uganda, what became known as the Raid on Entebbe came to symbolise Israel's political will and ...

Almost 40 years ago, Israeli commandos stunned the world when they pulled off a seemingly impossible mission – to rescue more than 100 hostages held by pro-Palestinian terrorists at Entebbe ...

DAN Shomron, the Israeli military commander who led the famous Entebbe raid of 1976 when more than ... C-130s from Israel to Entebbe and under cover of darkness, to engage Ugandan guards in ...

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 ...

By coincidence, it falls near the 30th anniversary of Israel's most famous rescue mission, the raid on Entebbe in Uganda. Former hostages and the elite troops who saved them recall that operation, ...