Uganda to Build Statue in Memory of Yoni Netanyahu at Site of Daring Hostage Rescue

Yoni Netanyahu statue to be unveiled at Entebbe Airport, Uganda army chief says

Uganda’s army chief says the monument will stand at the exact spot where the Israeli commando was killed during the 1976 Operation Entebbe, later named Operation Yonatan, as a gesture aimed at strengthening ties with Israel

Uganda to build statue in memory of Yoni Netanyahu at site of daring hostage rescue

Yoni Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which freed Jewish hostages held at Entebbe after the hijacking of an Air France flight in 1976.