Entebbe hijacking (1976)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft hijacking
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:Airbus_A300
gptkbp:airline gptkb:Air_France
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Entebbe
gptkb:Operation_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:codename gptkb:Operation_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Yonatan_Netanyahu
gptkbp:date June 27, 1976
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:distanceFromIsrael approximately 4,000 km
gptkbp:endDate July 4, 1976
gptkbp:filmAdaptations gptkb:7_Days_in_Entebbe_(2018)
gptkb:Operation_Thunderbolt_(1977)
gptkb:Raid_on_Entebbe_(1977)
gptkbp:hijackedAircraft gptkb:Air_France_Flight_139
gptkbp:hijackers gptkb:Revolutionary_Cells_(RZ)
gptkb:Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine_–_External_Operations_(PFLP-EO)
gptkbp:hostageRescueOperation gptkb:Operation_Entebbe
gptkbp:hostagesHeld Israeli and Jewish hostages held
gptkbp:hostagesReleased non-Israeli hostages released
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Entebbe hijacking (1976)
gptkbp:impact influenced counter-terrorism tactics worldwide
increased Israeli prestige
gptkbp:internationalResponse widespread condemnation of hijacking
gptkbp:location gptkb:Entebbe,_Uganda
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Dora_Bloch
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Yonatan_Netanyahu
gptkbp:numberOfHostages 4
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gptkbp:operationAircraftUsed gptkb:Hercules_C-130_transport_planes
gptkbp:operationDuration approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:operationEndTime July 4, 1976, early morning
gptkbp:operationPlanning Israeli intelligence and military
gptkbp:operationRenamed Operation Yonatan
gptkbp:operationStartTime July 3, 1976, late night
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Tel_Aviv,_Israel
gptkbp:rescueForce Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
gptkbp:result hostages rescued
hijackers killed
one Israeli commando killed
three hostages killed
gptkbp:significance one of the most successful hostage rescue missions in history
gptkbp:stopsAt gptkb:Athens,_Greece
gptkbp:UgandanGovernmentInvolvement supported hijackers
gptkbp:UgandanLeader gptkb:Idi_Amin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Revolutionary_Cells
gptkb:Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine_–_External_Operations_(PFLP-EO)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7