TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — It was perhaps the most daring Israeli military exploit ever — a rescue raid in Africa that inspired Hollywood films and became etched in Israeli history. Nearly four decades ...

As expected, on July 4, 1976, the United States celebrated its bicentennial with a flurry of patriotic pride and hype. The surprise was that the day also brought one of the most miraculous events in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the grave of his brother Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

In this gripping episode, we delve into Operation Thunderbolt, one of the most audacious rescue missions in history. On June ...

Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba says the country will erect a statue of Yoni Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother, who was killed leading an elite IDF force in the rescue ...

Uganda will soon construct a statue honoring Lt.-Col. Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu at Entebbe International Airport, the country’s Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced on Thursday ...

Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, framed the proposed monument as a symbol of ties between Uganda and Israel. He did not provide a date for an unveiling, and no formal Ugandan ...

Yoni Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which freed Jewish hostages held at Entebbe after the hijacking of an Air France flight in 1976. The memory of Yonathan Netanyahu was ...

Michel Bacos, the valiant French pilot who was forced by terrorists to fly his jetliner to Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976, but refused to abandon Jewish passengers before an audacious rescue by Israeli ...

"I am touched to stand in this place, this very place, where my brother, Yoni, fell," the prime minister said at Entebbe airport. "Entebbe is always with me, in my thoughts, in my consciousness, deep ...

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority said several Middle East-bound flights had been halted due to the evolving security situation in Iran ...

An Israeli Defense Forces medical officer, Captain A., was invited to serve as an adviser for a special course held by the United Nations Medical Services Division that will take place in Entebbe, ...