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Entebbe raid

1976 counter-terrorist hostage rescue mission by the Israel Defense Forces

Also known as Operation Thunderbolt · Entebbe Airport Raid (1976) · Jonathan Operation (1976) · Rescue of hijack victims at Entebbe Airport (1976) · Operation Jonathan

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The Entebbe raid, also known as Operation Entebbe and officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt, was a 3 July 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hijacking of an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris by members of the PFLP-EO and the German Revolutionary Cells, who diverted the aircraft to Entebbe International Airport with the backing of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.

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