The raid on Entebbe — the 1976 rescue operation by ... Netanyahu’s second-in-command A Mercedes sedan, similar to one once used by Amin, was brought along, as were Land Rovers of the same ...

By coincidence, it falls near the 30th anniversary of Israel's most famous rescue mission, the raid on Entebbe in Uganda ... It called for the troops to fly into Entebbe airport and drive to the Old ...

Speaking on the Hercules One in the half hour before the July 4, 1976 raid panned out, Netanyahu said: “If there is a cordon of Ugandan troops round the terminal, the Mercedes keeps going ...

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 ... disgorged a black Mercedes, similar to ...

Whereas the Israeli commando raid on Entebbe 47 years ago on Monday has ... Once the first plane touched down and a Mercedes Benz vehicle similar to then president Idi Amin’s official vehicle ...

In the still of a July night 39 years ago, 200 Israeli commandos arrived at Entebbe Airport ... piled into the three vehicles on board — a Mercedes and two Land Rovers — whose engines were ...

“The raid made all countries aware that special ... This fighting spirit, he said, is what drove him to carry out Operation Entebbe. Major Rami Sherman (center) in the back sear of a Mercedes — the ...

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 ...

For Israelis, the Fourth of July is not only the Independence Day of our American friend and ally, but also the anniversary of the IDF’s famed 1976 raid on Entebbe. With the hostages freed ...

The legacy of the raid on Entebbe is complicated: It endures as an inspiring embodiment of Israeli boldness and ingenuity – but one that set a near-impossible bar for success and has proven to ...

The legacy of the raid on Entebbe is complicated: It endures as an inspiring embodiment of Israeli boldness and ingenuity – but one that set a near-impossible bar for success and has proven to ...