The Entebbe Raid: 53 Minutes That Shocked the World

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In 1976, an Air France flight was hijacked and taken to Entebbe Airport, under the protection of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.Over 100 hostages were held… and time was running out.What followed was one of the most daring military operations in history — Operation Thunderbolt.In this video, we break down:✔️ How Israeli intelligence used building blueprints to train on a replica✔️ The fake Mercedes plan to impersonate Idi Amin✔️ The mistake that exposed the mission✔️ The 53-minute raid that shocked the world✔️ The death of Yonatan Netanyahu✔️ The secret role of Kenya✔️ The global legal debate on sovereignty vs rescue missionsThis operation didn’t just save lives — it reshaped how the world deals with terrorism. 📌 Topics: geopolitics, military strategy, counterterrorism, history.

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