Unit 24: Hostage

Terrorism, the Media, and the Government

Raphael F. Perl is a Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, Congressional Research Service.

Entebbe Diary

Israel is known for its response to terrorism. One of the most famous routs of terrorists who hijacked an airplane was Israel's rescue of hostages in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976. Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu, brother of the former prime minister of Israel, was killed in this operation. The series of pages details the Israeli operation. The site is part of that of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).



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