Entebbe Rescue Operation

Herzog hosts Entebbe commemoration ceremony, emphasizes state responsibility to protect Israelis

Netanyahu, Zamir, and Herzog spoke about the ongoing war with Iran, using lessons from Operation Entebbe to contextualize Israel's actions since October 7.

President Isaac Herzog speaking at the Entebbe state ceremony on July 12 in Jerusalem.
Captives returning after the Entebbe Operation.

Entebbe daze

Gil Dickmann attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

'Would you say Yoni came back from Entebbe?': Slain hostage's cousin slams Netanyahu at protest

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

America at 250, Entebbe at 50: Defining moments for the US-Israel alliance - opinion


Uganda to build statue in memory of Yoni Netanyahu at site of daring hostage rescue - report

Yoni Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which freed Jewish hostages held at Entebbe after the hijacking of an Air France flight in 1976.

Last known picture of Yoni Netanyahu

Yoni Netanyahu Honored for Changing the World’s Response to Terrorism

The memory of Yonathan Netanyahu was honored at a ceremony in Porto as a champion who defended the dignity of Jewish families everywhere

At the ceremony Mileikowsky receives the award on behalf of the Netanyahu family in Porto

This week in Jewish history: Yoni and Entebbe raid, Law of Return passed

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 KIKAR YONI, Yoni Square in Jerusalem, is named for the heroic Netanyahu brother who fell in the 1976 raid on Entebbe.

I still trust my Israeli passport because I have faith in the Israeli people - opinion

As a Jew, the fear that something might happen to you is not abstract. It’s real. And if it ever does, I would bet every dollar I have that my Israeli passport would save me.

 RELEASED HOSTAGE Edan Alexander embraces his father as he reunites with his family.

IDF Hercules airplanes: Making history in the skies for 70 years

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of its first flight, the IDF takes a look at the history of the Hercules plane.

 A C-130 Super Hercules. The aircraft can transport soldiers, gear, and water, and it can also be used to drop pamphlets of the type Israel has been dropping over Gaza to warn people to evacuate or to offer rewards for help finding hostages.

On 48th anniversary of the Entebbe rescue, Israelis still wrestle with rescuing hostages

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 Entebbe, Uganda wave to the waiting crowd while leaving the belly of a Hercules plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel, July 4, 1976.

Hostage release circumstances include animosity between Netanyahu, hostages' families - opinion

The impression one gets is that though Netanyahu is not oblivious to the fate of the hostages and their families, their immediate release is less urgent, in his opinion, than destroying Hamas.

 A RALLY for the release of the hostages takes place at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night.

IDF's rescue operation in Rafah reminiscent of Entebbe operation - opinion

I WAS REMINDED of Israel’s military tour de force in Entebbe when I read of the recent rescue of hostages Fernando Marman, 60, and Luis Har, 70, from a Rafah apartment.

 The IDF helicopter that brought freed hostages Fernando Simon Marman (60) and Luis Har (70). February 12, 2024.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: My Fourth of July

In an exclusive Fourth of July column, Prime Minister Netanyahu reflects on July 4, 1976 - the day Israeli forces, including his brother Yoni, landed in Entebbe and liberated 103 hostages.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Visitors 'vandalize' Yoni Netanyahu's grave with heart-shaped stones

Lt.-Col. Netanyahu fell during the Entebbe rescue operation in 1976, when the IDF freed over 248 hostages from Uganda's Entebbe airport.

 IDF soldiers place flags at graves on Mount Herzl ahead of Memorial Day, May, 2022