The Entebbe raid is perhaps the most successful hostage rescue operation carried out by the Israeli Defense forces IDF. June 27th 1976 and the drama unfolds....An Airbus 103 takes off from Telaviv Israel, destination Paris France. A stopover at Athens Greece would be the beginning of the mother of all woes.Palestinian terrorists hijack the plane, conveniently refueling in Benghazi before flying to Entebbe Uganda, a warm welcome awaits them from their semi-illiterate buffoon host Iddi Amin. Provided with full military cover, the terrorists freed all other hostages except 100 or so deemed to be Israeli or of Jewish descent. they demanded the release of their 'brothers' held in Israeli prisons. The hornets' nest had been stirred and what was to follow is to date narrated in lecture halls and around campfires.The Israeli Defense forces deployed 3 C131 planes and 200 troops backing 28 highly skilled commandos lead by Yohan Netanyahu ( brother to future prime minister). The operation is on, its about to get Warmer in East Africa.Two of the planes land like phantoms in Entebbe while the third one Engine still rearing awaits in neighboring Nairobi.The element of surprise stunned the Ugandan soldiers. They stood at attention as the now famous black Mercedes sped into the terminal. All this while they believed it was Iddi Amin himself. unknown to them, they had just laid a guard of honor for the enemy and the price of their stupidity would run any potent Black card into debt. it took the Israeli forces 38 minutes to free the hostages, that would be the average time it took Amin to construct a sentence in proper English.Within the hour, the IDF officers and Hostages were well on their way home. behind them in statistics were 7 terrorists, 20 Ugandan soldiers and several Ugandan air force jets....all dead! Colonel Netanyahu however was the only one who returned home cold, draped in the Israeli flag. He did not make it out but his legacy did and still remains unrivaled to date.
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