Raid on Entebbe Airport

Date: July 4, 1976 • Location: Entebbe, Uganda

Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.

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