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Declassified Knesset records show Rabin warned months before Entebbe hijacking

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First reported by Ynet · Jun 17, 2026

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The Knesset Archive has declassified committee minutes showing that Yitzhak Rabin warned in March 1976 about a possible hijacking-for-prisoners scheme involving detainees in Kenya. Three months later, the Air France hijacking to Entebbe unfolded with the same prisoners among the demands, and later committee sessions show Rabin urging secrecy and expressing doubt about an Israeli rescue.

01Knesset Archive released classified Entebbe-era committee minutes for the first time.
02Rabin warned in March 1976 about pressure to free militants arrested in Kenya.
03The June 27 Air France hijacking demanded release of those same five detainees.
04Rabin said Israel could reach Uganda, but doubted it could return safely.
05The documents highlight Israeli fears that publicity would endanger Kenya and the hostages.

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