Israel–Uganda relations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Israel–Uganda relations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorism hostage-rescue mission carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on the night of 3 July and early morning of 4 July 1976.[4] In the wake of the hijacking of Air France Flight 139 and the hijackers' threats to kill the hostages if their prisoner release demands were not met, a plan was drawn up to airlift the hostages to safety.[5] These plans took into account the likelihood of armed resistance from Ugandan military troops.[6] Originally codenamed Operation Thunderball by the IDF, the operation was retroactively renamed Operation Yonatan in memory of the Sayeret Matkal commander Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan 'Yoni' Netanyahu, who was killed by a Ugandan sniper.[7] Three hostages and 45 Ugandan soldiers were killed. In addition to the death of Netanyahu, five other Israeli commandos were wounded.[8] A fourth hostage was killed by Ugandan army officers at a nearby hospital.[9"