Uganda to Honor Entebbe Hero Yoni Netanyahu With Airport Statue

 

In a sign of how much relations between Israel and Uganda have improved, the head of the military announced the unveiling of a statue of fallen hero Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu, who led a daring rescue mission in 1976 to save 102 Israeli and Jewish hostages from terrorists who had diverted their airplane to Entebbe airport. 

Ugandan President Idi Amin aided the terrorists and deployed soldiers to help guard the hostages. While all the terrorists and many of the soldiers were killed, Netanyahu was the only casualty on the Israeli side.