YONIS LAST BATTLE: The Rescue at Entebbe, 1976 - Hardcover

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Synopsis

Yoni's Last Battle On 4 July 1976 over a hundred hostages, held at gunpoint in Entebbe, Uganda, were freed in a spectacular rescue operation and flown to safety in Israel, over 2000 miles away. Their captors were Arab and German terrorists, aided by the Ugandan army; their liberators were members of Israel's elite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal, simply known as "the Unit". Lieutenant-Colonel Yoni (Jonathan) Netanyahu... Full description

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About the Author

Iddo Netanyahu was born in Jerusalem, Israel. After graduating from high school in the United States, where he spent part of his childhood, he returned to Israel. There he enlisted in the elite commando unit that his older brother Jonathan was to lead to Entebbe in 1976. It was during his studies at The Hebrew University School of Medicine that Netanyahu began his career as an author of short stories, novels and political articles. He divides his time between writing and working as a physician. Netanyahu lives in Jerusalem with his wife and two children.

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ISBN 10:  9652296287 ISBN 13:  9789652296283
Publisher: Gefen Publishing House, 2013
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