An Air France plane en route from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked in 1976. According to timesnownews.com, the hijacking occurred on June 27, 1976, and the flight carried 248 passengers. The hijackers were four individuals, two members of the German Baader‑Meinhof Gang and two members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the outlet reported.

The aircraft was diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, which was under the dictator Idi Amin, according to timesnownews.com. Amin was reported to have sympathized with the Palestinian cause.

Israeli commandos executed Operation Thunderbolt at Entebbe Airport under cover of night, as reported by timesofindia. The operation, which followed failed diplomatic negotiations, liberated over 100 hostages from the terrorists, according to the same source. Previously classified documents about the operation were released, the outlet added. A paratrooper involved in the rescue operation was paralyzed, timesofisrael reported.

Ex‑hostages at an Entebbe reunion said the Oct. 7 events shattered their faith in Israel’s promise of rescue, according to timesofisrael. The outlet also reported that Israeli citizens were taken as children by Palestinian terrorists to Uganda.