...Uganda, the Mossad commandos, possessing reliable information…

July 1976 CE

...Uganda, the Mossad commandos, possessing reliable information on the exact location of the buildings at the airport, of the roads leading to Entebbe, and of military bases in the region, are able to land the transport planes.

They destroy eleven MiG fighters supplied to Uganda by the Soviet Union, kill all seven of the hijackers, and depart with most of the hostages before the Ugandan military can react.

The Israelis lose one soldier (the raid's leader, Jonathan Netanyahu, brother of future Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu) and three hostages during the operation.

On the return trip, ...

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