Entebbe Operation (1976)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aircraftHijacked gptkb:Air_France_Flight_139
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Entebbe
gptkb:Operation_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:codename gptkb:Operation_Entebbe
gptkb:Operation_Thunderbolt
gptkb:Operation_Jonathan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Yonatan_Netanyahu
gptkbp:commandoUnit gptkb:Golani_Brigade
gptkb:Paratroopers_Brigade
gptkb:Sayeret_Matkal
gptkb:Shayetet_13
gptkbp:date July 4, 1976
gptkbp:distanceFromIsrael approximately 4,000 km
gptkbp:duration approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:filmAdaptations gptkb:7_Days_in_Entebbe_(2018)
gptkb:Operation_Thunderbolt_(1977)
gptkb:Raid_on_Entebbe_(1977)
gptkbp:followedBy international condemnation of Uganda
gptkbp:hijackers gptkb:Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine_–_External_Operations
gptkb:Revolutionary_Cells_(West_Germany)
gptkbp:hostagesHeldAt gptkb:Old_Terminal,_Entebbe_Airport
gptkbp:hostagesNumber over 100
gptkbp:hostagesRescued Israeli and Jewish passengers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Entebbe Operation (1976)
gptkbp:IDFCommandosKilled 1
gptkbp:impact boosted Israeli morale
influenced counter-terrorism tactics worldwide
gptkbp:location gptkb:Entebbe,_Uganda
gptkbp:notableDeath gptkb:Yonatan_Netanyahu
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Dan_Shomron
gptkb:Matan_Vilnai
gptkb:Ehud_Barak
gptkb:Shimon_Peres
gptkb:Yitzhak_Rabin
gptkb:Yonatan_Netanyahu
gptkbp:numberOfHostages 3
gptkbp:operationDuration about 1 hour
gptkbp:operationEndTime 01:00 July 4, 1976 (UTC)
gptkbp:operationStartTime 23:00 July 3, 1976 (UTC)
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Israel_Defense_Forces
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:hijacking_of_Air_France_Flight_139
gptkbp:result successful rescue
gptkbp:significance one of the most successful hostage rescue missions in history
gptkbp:target rescue of hostages
gptkbp:UgandanLeader gptkb:Idi_Amin
gptkbp:UgandanSoldiersKilled dozens
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Hercules_C-130
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LY_(El_Al)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8