Uganda unveils statue honoring Israeli commander killed in 1976 Entebbe raid

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Uganda has unveiled a statue commemorating Yonatan Netanyahu, the Israeli military officer who died during the 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue operation. Netanyahu led the mission to free over 100 hostages who had been held at Entebbe Airport. He was the sole Israeli soldier killed during the daring rescue operation. Yonatan Netanyahu was the elder brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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