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 …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 …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