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| Israel to mark Entebbe operation | Israel to mark Entebbe operation |
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| Israel's foreign minister is to visit the site of one of his country's boldest overseas military operations - the old airport in Entebbe, Uganda. | Israel's foreign minister is to visit the site of one of his country's boldest overseas military operations - the old airport in Entebbe, Uganda. |
| Avigdor Lieberman will lay a wreath at the site where Israeli commandos freed more than 100 people from a plane that was hijacked by militants. | |
| Uganda's military ruler Idi Amin was furious at the 1976 operation. | Uganda's military ruler Idi Amin was furious at the 1976 operation. |
| Amin said Kenya colluded with Israel in the raid and hundreds of Kenyans living in Uganda were massacred soon after. | Amin said Kenya colluded with Israel in the raid and hundreds of Kenyans living in Uganda were massacred soon after. |
| Some analysts believe the raid helped to destabilise the Amin government, which was eventually overthrown in 1979. | Some analysts believe the raid helped to destabilise the Amin government, which was eventually overthrown in 1979. |
| Top-secret plan | Top-secret plan |
| Mr Lieberman is stopping off at the old terminal as part of a short tour of African countries aimed at boosting Israel's business interests in the region. | Mr Lieberman is stopping off at the old terminal as part of a short tour of African countries aimed at boosting Israel's business interests in the region. |
| Yoni Netanyahu, brother of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was killed during the operation. | Yoni Netanyahu, brother of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was killed during the operation. |
| But the Entebbe raid was a source of celebration for many Israelis. | But the Entebbe raid was a source of celebration for many Israelis. |
| The crisis began on 27 June 1976 when two Palestinians and two Germans hijacked a plane that had originated in Israel - with a third of its passengers being Israeli or non-Israeli Jews. | The crisis began on 27 June 1976 when two Palestinians and two Germans hijacked a plane that had originated in Israel - with a third of its passengers being Israeli or non-Israeli Jews. |
| The hijackers - from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Baader-Meinhof gang - diverted the Paris-bound plane to Entebbe, where it landed in the early hours of 28 June. | The hijackers - from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the Baader-Meinhof gang - diverted the Paris-bound plane to Entebbe, where it landed in the early hours of 28 June. |
| This operation will certainly be inscribed in the annals of military history, in legend and in national tradition Yitzhak RabinFormer Israeli Prime Minister Entebbe, 30 years on | This operation will certainly be inscribed in the annals of military history, in legend and in national tradition Yitzhak RabinFormer Israeli Prime Minister Entebbe, 30 years on |
| Some 245 passengers and 12 crew were herded into the airport's old terminal. | Some 245 passengers and 12 crew were herded into the airport's old terminal. |
| The hijackers demanded that dozens of their imprisoned colleagues be freed, and threatened to start killing passengers if their demands were not met. | The hijackers demanded that dozens of their imprisoned colleagues be freed, and threatened to start killing passengers if their demands were not met. |
| Israel offered to negotiate with the hijackers and had the deadline put back, but the militants then released all of the hostages who were not Israeli or Jewish. | Israel offered to negotiate with the hijackers and had the deadline put back, but the militants then released all of the hostages who were not Israeli or Jewish. |
| The Israeli cabinet swiftly approved a top-secret plan to free the hostages by flying into Entebbe and driving to the old terminal in a black Mercedes, to fool the guards into believing Amin was paying a visit. | The Israeli cabinet swiftly approved a top-secret plan to free the hostages by flying into Entebbe and driving to the old terminal in a black Mercedes, to fool the guards into believing Amin was paying a visit. |
| The operation did not go as planned though, and the Israelis fought with Ugandan sentries, killing 20 of them. | The operation did not go as planned though, and the Israelis fought with Ugandan sentries, killing 20 of them. |
| They then killed all of the hijackers and freed most of the hostages. | They then killed all of the hijackers and freed most of the hostages. |
| Three hostages died during the raid, and the Israeli commander was also killed. | Three hostages died during the raid, and the Israeli commander was also killed. |
| Then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said at the time: "This operation will certainly be inscribed in the annals of military history, in legend and in national tradition." | Then Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said at the time: "This operation will certainly be inscribed in the annals of military history, in legend and in national tradition." |