June 27, 1976 Hijacking of Airplanes

Hijacking of Airplanes

Entebbe, Uganda—An Air France airliner was hijacked with 258 passengers by a joint German/Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine terrorist group, which diverted the flight to Entebbe airport. All non-Israeli passengers were released. On July 4^th, Israeli commandos flew to Uganda and rescued the remaining hostages. All terrorists were killed, as well as 3 passengers and operation leader Lieutenant-Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, the brother of Bibi Netanyahu, The Prime Minister of Israel.

The Entebbe Operation. Palestinian terrorists hijack an Air France airliner carrying more than 100 Israeli passengers from Tel-Aviv to Paris, and land it in Entebbe, Uganda. In a brilliant and daring airborne commando operation that staggers the world, the Israel Defense Forces free the hostages and return them to Israel.