Uganda’s military unveils statue of Netanyahu’s brother who died in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the memorial honors Yonatan Netanyahu’s courage and the rescue mission that freed more than 100 hostages.
- On Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, Ugandan military chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba unveiled a monument honoring Yonatan Netanyahu at the old terminal of Entebbe International Airport.
- The monument commemorates Netanyahu, who led Israeli commandos in a mission to rescue 106 passengers held hostage on an Air France flight in 1976.
- Israeli commandos broke into the airport on July 3, 1976, saving all but three hostages, though Yonatan Netanyahu was the only Israeli commando killed.
- Ties between Uganda and Israel are currently cordial, marking a significant shift from dictator Idi Amin's era, when he severed relations and supported the Palestinian cause.
- The rescue remains a seminal event in Israeli history, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously said his brother's death in the raid "changed the course" of his life.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = The Ugandan government [regarding] Israeli military commander Yona... who died 50 years ago while commanding a hostage rescue operation at the country's Entebbe airport
Uganda inaugurated a statue in memory of Yonatan Netanyahu, the elder brother of the current Israeli premier, in front of an old airport terminal. The choice of the place is not accidental: in 1976, Yonatan died right there, in the city of Entebbe, during a mission of liberation of the hostages of an Air France flight from Tel Aviv [...] L'articolo In Uganda a statue for Yonatan Netanyahu, brother of the Israeli premier. The bond between the two…
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Uganda's military unveils statue of Netanyahu's brother who died in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue
Uganda’s military has unveiled a monument to Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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