The Entebbe raid

Saul David describes the extraordinary Israeli operation to rescue dozens of hostages from an airport in Uganda in 1976

Published: May 10, 2018 at 4:27 PM

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As the film Entebbe is about to arrive in UK cinemas, historian and author Saul David reveals the extraordinary story of the Israeli operation to rescue dozens of hostages from an airport in Uganda in 1976.

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