July 4 marked the 43rd anniversary of Israel’s famed Operation Entebbe. ... He already had fought in ‎two wars and hunted down the terrorists behind the massacre of Israeli athletes at the ...

In Entebbe, the four terrorists were welcomed by Uganda's dictator, Idi Amin, with Ugandan troops providing support for the terrorists. Two days later, the terrorists forced all Israeli and Jewish ...

“I was six years old when I was captured by terrorists during the Entebbe hostage crisis, and Emilia Aloni, who was just released, is the same age. I can’t get her out of my head,” Shay ...

ENTEBBE AIRPORT, Uganda — Israel’s 1976 operation to rescue over 100 hostages from terrorist hijackers in Entebbe proved to the world that Jews were “powerless no more,” Prime Minister ...

The ultimate success of “7 Days in Entebbe” varies from scene to scene, and even more from actor to actor. As pill-popping hijacker Brigitte Kuhlmann, Pike convincingly pulls off a good deal ...

Air France passengers rescued by Israeli commandos at the airport in Entebbe, Uganda wave to the waiting crowd while leaving the belly of a Hercules plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel, July 4, 1976.

Air France passengers rescued by Israeli commandos at the airport in Entebbe, Uganda wave to the waiting crowd while leaving the belly of a Hercules plane at Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel, July 4, 1976.

Yet until them, “7 Days in Entebbe” is a credible and arresting slice of history. The Air France jumbo jet, bound for Tel Aviv, is hijacked by German terrorists with ties to the Red Army Faction.

The rescue reminded many of Israel’s stunning hostage rescue in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976, when more than 100 hostages from an airplane hijacked by militant Palestinians and Germans were freed.