This week in Jewish history: Operation Entebbe. On June 27th, 1976, an Air France flight from Paris to Tel Aviv was highjacked by terrorists and brought to Uganda. The Israeli and Jewish passengers on board were held hostage for days. In one of the most daring rescue missions in history, Israel dispatched IDF special forces from 4,000 kilometers away - and on July 4th, brought them home. | World Jewish Congress

On this day 43 years ago, the IDF carried out its most daring mission to date. This is the story of Entebbe: | Israel Defense Forces