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Entebbe Raid (1976) - The 2,500-Mile Gamble

Entebbe Raid (1976) - The 2,500-Mile Gamble

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 Alexandra Reeves delivers a gripping minute-by-minute account of Operation Thunderbolt, the 1976 Israeli hostage rescue mission that saw four Hercules aircraft fly 2,500 miles to Uganda's Entebbe Airport. This episode meticulously examines how intelligence gathered from released hostages, recovered architectural blueprints, and a daring Mercedes deception plan came together to extract 102 hostages in just 53 minutes on the ground—while exploring the tragic costs, including the death of mission commander Yonatan Netanyahu and the subsequent murder of hostage Dora Bloch.

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