The Raid on Entebbe
In his article, “We thought this would be the end of us': the raid on Entebbe, 40 years on”, Jonathan Freedland stated this quote from an unknown Israeli special forces operative “Lie down, don’t get up. The army is here, the army is here”, during an active hostage rescue mission. When Air France Flight 139 took off from Tel Aviv bound for Paris, no one on board could foresee the flight being hijacked. As the plane stopped in Athens for fuel, 4 terrorists boarded. Eventually, the plane landed in Entebbe,Uganda, where 94 passengers and the 12 crew were kept as hostages. 6 days later, Israeli Sayeret Matkal special forces stormed Entebbe Airport and rescued 102 hostages(Freedland). After learning about a hijacking and eventual hostage crisis, Israeli commandos stormed Entebbe Airport and rescued the hostages. On the 27th of June, 1976, Air France Flight 139 from Tel Aviv, Israel, bound to Paris, France, with 188 passengers of mostly jewish and Israeli background, was hijacked after it took off after a refueling stop in Athens. While at Athens, the plane picked up 58 more passengers, as well as 4 terrorists (Freedland).The Hijackers came from two different groups, the “popular front for the liberation of palestine” and “ Revolutionary Cells” from Germany. After the hijacking, the flight was rerouted to Benghazi Libya, where upon landing, it refueled again. After takeoff for the third time, the plane flew to Entebbe Uganda. where they were greeted by the Ugandan dictator at the time. From there, Idi Amin, the ruthless Ugandan dictator at the time, kept the hostages in the airport terminal, until they were split up into 2 groups, the first being non Jews or Israelis, the second being Jews or Israelis.. The first group was set free and flown to Paris. The second and the 12 man crew of the flight stayed, and were put into a different room. This brought back painful memories for some, as the orders were being said in German(Freedland). The remaining hostages were then put into a room with little space and little to no food and water. 94 of hostages were Jewish or Israeli, while the other 12 making up the rest of the 106 hostages were the crew members of …show more content…
When they landed, they still had the element of surprise. That changed when they had to shoot and kill an Ugandan soldier. They first used a pistol with a suppressor on it to, but when the Ugandan sat back up, another soldier shot, only with an unsuppressed weapon. A firefight ensued, and almost instantly, lieutenant colonel Yonatan Netanyahu was shot. Later, he would succumb to his wounds("Jonathan Netanyahu"). They stormed the airport and killed all 7 of the terrorists and more than 45 Ugandan soldiers. In the end, only 3 of the 106 hostages …show more content…
The raid on Entebbe us widely considered one of the most audacious hostage rescue ever seen in action, however, it has drawn criticism for the outlandish ways that it was executed. The raid on Entebbe is the main reason why Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu despises the Palestinians. The raid is the reason that the Jonathan Institute for the study of terrorism, which was founded by Benjamin Netanyahu as a tribute to his older brother, Yonatan Netanyahu ("Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of
In his article, “We thought this would be the end of us': the raid on Entebbe, 40 years on”, Jonathan Freedland stated this quote from an unknown Israeli special forces operative “Lie down, don’t get up. The army is here, the army is here”, during an active hostage rescue mission. When Air France Flight 139 took off from Tel Aviv bound for Paris, no one on board could foresee the flight being hijacked. As the plane stopped in Athens for fuel, 4 terrorists boarded. Eventually, the plane landed in Entebbe,Uganda, where 94 passengers and the 12 crew were kept as hostages. 6 days later, Israeli Sayeret Matkal special forces stormed Entebbe Airport and rescued 102 hostages(Freedland). After learning about a hijacking and eventual hostage crisis, Israeli commandos stormed Entebbe Airport and rescued the hostages. On the 27th of June, 1976, Air France Flight 139 from Tel Aviv, Israel, bound to Paris, France, with 188 passengers of mostly jewish and Israeli background, was hijacked after it took off after a refueling stop in Athens. While at Athens, the plane picked up 58 more passengers, as well as 4 terrorists (Freedland).The Hijackers came from two different groups, the “popular front for the liberation of palestine” and “ Revolutionary Cells” from Germany. After the hijacking, the flight was rerouted to Benghazi Libya, where upon landing, it refueled again. After takeoff for the third time, the plane flew to Entebbe Uganda. where they were greeted by the Ugandan dictator at the time. From there, Idi Amin, the ruthless Ugandan dictator at the time, kept the hostages in the airport terminal, until they were split up into 2 groups, the first being non Jews or Israelis, the second being Jews or Israelis.. The first group was set free and flown to Paris. The second and the 12 man crew of the flight stayed, and were put into a different room. This brought back painful memories for some, as the orders were being said in German(Freedland). The remaining hostages were then put into a room with little space and little to no food and water. 94 of hostages were Jewish or Israeli, while the other 12 making up the rest of the 106 hostages were the crew members of …show more content…
When they landed, they still had the element of surprise. That changed when they had to shoot and kill an Ugandan soldier. They first used a pistol with a suppressor on it to, but when the Ugandan sat back up, another soldier shot, only with an unsuppressed weapon. A firefight ensued, and almost instantly, lieutenant colonel Yonatan Netanyahu was shot. Later, he would succumb to his wounds("Jonathan Netanyahu"). They stormed the airport and killed all 7 of the terrorists and more than 45 Ugandan soldiers. In the end, only 3 of the 106 hostages …show more content…
The raid on Entebbe us widely considered one of the most audacious hostage rescue ever seen in action, however, it has drawn criticism for the outlandish ways that it was executed. The raid on Entebbe is the main reason why Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu despises the Palestinians. The raid is the reason that the Jonathan Institute for the study of terrorism, which was founded by Benjamin Netanyahu as a tribute to his older brother, Yonatan Netanyahu ("Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of