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It was the countless known and unknown missions that he completed for the country, to protect his people. New film on operation entebbe likely to anger prime minister. A week earlier, on 27 june, an air france plane with 248 passengers was hijacked, by members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine and the. As hostagerescue missions go, operation thunderbolt was a doozy.
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The entebbe raid was a bold military operation that cast israel into the international spotlight and signaled a high point in israeli history, as it earned admiration on a global scale. With yehoram gaon, gila almagor, assi dayan, klaus kinski. The movie contains interviews with former hostages, including captain bacos who together with his. Operation thunderbolt in the us, is a 1977 israeli film directed by menahem golan and stars klaus kinski, yehoram gaon and sybil danning. Throughout the hostage situation, amin had played a highwire act, oscillating between supporting and protecting the. At about 0100 local time 2200gmt, ugandan soldiers and the hijackers were taken completely by surprise when three hercules transport planes landed after a 2,500mile trip. Israelis rescue entebbe hostages israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly israelis or jews, held by propalestinian hijackers at entebbe airport in uganda.
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