Word: netanyahu
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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...rushed the terminal where the hostages were guarded by ten skyjackers and about 40 Ugandan soldiers; barking through loudspeakers, the rescuers told the hostages to hit the floor. The Israelis then killed seven skyjackers (three escaped) and about 20 Ugandans; the Israeli commander of the group, Lieut. Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, was killed by a Ugandan soldier. The second group, blazing away from two armored personnel carriers, held back the rest of the confused Ugandans and destroyed eleven Ugandan air force MIGs with antitank missiles. The third group waited in reserve, while the fourth unsuccessfully tried to get the airfield...