Sayeret Matkal
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The Sayeret Matkal is an elite special reconnaissance unit of the Israel Defense Forces. It is subordinate to the General Staff of IDF.
A Sayeret Matkal soldier
Ehud Barak
Entebbe raid
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The Entebbe raid, also known as Operation Entebbe and officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt, was a 3 July 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hija
Sayeret Matkal
…Matkal would focus on foreign counter-terrorism/hostage-rescue. Two years later, on 4 July 1976, came the unit's most famous mission when it spearheaded Operation Entebbe to rescue hostages held in Uganda by at least six Palestinians and two German terrorists supported by regular Ugandan soldiers. The mission was a…
Israeli commandos with a Mercedes-Benz 600 resembling the one owned by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, used by Sayeret Matkal to deceive Ugandan troops during the raid
F-BVGG, the Air France Airbus A300 involved, in February 1976
Aerial photo of the city of Entebbe and the Entebbe International Airport at sunset
A 1994 photograph of the old terminal with a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules parked in front. Bullet holes from the 1976 raid are still visible.