That’s a surprise. Muslim country right?
“”Initiating the operation at nightfall on 3 July 1976, Israeli transport planes flew 100 commandos over 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) to Uganda. During the assault, the commandos rescued 102 hostages and killed all the hijackers alongside 45 Ugandan soldiers, while destroying 11 Ugandan fighter jets.[6][3] Three hostages died during the raid, and a fourth—Dora Bloch, who had been taken to a Kampala hospital prior to the rescue—was subsequently murdered by Ugandan authorities. Sayeret Matkal unit commander Yonatan Netanyahu was the sole Israeli military fatality, alongside five wounded commandos.[8]””
I remember when it happened but not the particulars so looked it up...so many hijackings took place around that time..
I got to meet one of the commandos in Israel in 2019. He was our tour guide.
He told me incredible stories of the raid. He even disclosed things that were classified.
Apparently the transport jets carried specially designed cars that had weapons mounted inside the doors.
Amazing courage and bravery.
I wonder how Ugandan citizen Zohran Mamdani feels about this. I doubt any NYC reporter will aske him.
Idi Amin Dada is rolling over in his grave.