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Declassified files reveal Israel’s secret path to the Entebbe rescue
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Israel’s State Archives has released classified documents on the 1976 Entebbe hijacking and rescue, exposing the government’s negotiations, deception and military planning. The files show how Rabin, Peres and others weighed diplomacy against a raid that ultimately freed 102 hostages on 4 July 1976. They also document Uganda’s role, the deaths of four hostages including Yonatan Netanyahu, and the later murder of Dora Bloch.
- 01Declassified files detail Israel’s response to the 1976 Air France hijacking.
- 02Rabin pushed France to assume responsibility while Israel negotiated and prepared secretly.
- 03Uganda and Idi Amin were shown helping the hijackers, according to the released records.
- 04Israel unanimously approved the raid, which rescued 102 hostages on 4 July.
- 05Four hostages died, including Yonatan Netanyahu and Dora Bloch was later murdered.
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