48th Anniversary of Mivtsa Yonatan


    On June 27 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages. The commando unit, aircraft crews and the rescued hostages landed in Israel on July 4, 1976.
    Yonatan Netanyahu, the commander of the first aircraft’s Sayeret Matkal rescue unit, was shot and killed while helping hostages return to the aircraft.

    "Operation Entebbe" was later named "Operation Yonatan" in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu z"l.










    Rescued hostages leaving the plane.




    One of the aircraft crews that landed at Entebbe
    poses with their plane after the mission.


    Newspaper Headlines































    One minute Hebrew clip with English subtitles
    from the movie "Operation Thunderbolt"
    Yonatan Netanyahu (played by Yoram Gaon)
    gives a pep talk to the troops before boarding the plane





    Mivtsa Yonatan - Operation Thunderbolt
    1977 movie about the Entebbe operation
    Hebrew with English subtitles (128 minutes)






    Internet Movie Database: Operation Thunderbolt



    Eretz Tzvi - IDF Chief Cantor Shai Abramson
    Hebrew Song in Honor of Operation Yonatan





    Eretz Tzvi - Yoram Gaon
    Hebrew Song in Honor of Operation Yonatan

    Yonatan Netanyahu z"l is pictured above

    Hebrew Lyrics, English Translation and Transliteration
    of Eretz Tzvi



    Operation Entebbe - In Animation (English, 4 minutes)




    Yoni: The Life of Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu
    (English, 57 minutes)




    Yoni: The Life of Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu
    (Hebrew, 56 minutes)







    Articles about Mivtza Yonatan

    IDF: Operation Entebbe


    Israel Air Force:
    Operation Entebbe Hostages
    Visit "Yellow Bird Squadron"



    Yoni's Last Days - The Raid at Entebbe


    HistoryNet: Rescue at Entebbe







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