Entebbe 1976, The Outrageous Special Forces Raid

Entebbe 1976, The Outrageous Special Forces Raid - Animated

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An airliner full of Israeli civilians is hijacked by Palestinian militants and flown to the Ugandan Entebbe Airport. Israeli Special Forces mobilise, and launch an outrageous mission 2000 miles away to rescue the hostages from under the noses of a foreign power.
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@TheOperationsRoom Жыл бұрын

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@wordsshackles441 Жыл бұрын

I always knew you were a zio shill

@garetheckley7018 Жыл бұрын

Have fun removing everything that could possibly be construed as offending the algorithm? I bet you did! Thanks for the content. The tone, clarity of graphics and lack of sensationalization is great. I'd Patreon but I'm poorer than a church mouse who got home to find out Mrs Mouse ran off with all the cheese.

@Autobotmatt428 Жыл бұрын

Your mispronouncing names

@garetheckley7018 Жыл бұрын

@@Autobotmatt428 You're not exactly nailing it with grammar either - but I imagine the feedback is welcome? Maybe cite specific examples?

@Autobotmatt428 Жыл бұрын

@@garetheckley7018 Yonis name for one thing and the names of a few others.

@Verminator4 Жыл бұрын

Utterly wild how they were able to fly a bunch of bulky cargo aircraft and land at the airport when there were literally jet fighters stationed right there.

@Unknown-user7 Жыл бұрын

“It’s an older code sir, but it checks out”

@Eboreg2 Жыл бұрын

I get the feeling Ugandan radars weren't exactly up to snuff at the time.

@kanrakucheese Жыл бұрын

@@Unknown-user7 So they were allowed to get away with this because IT'S A TRAP?

@nolanlee5917 Жыл бұрын

Sneak 1000

@dumaran8861 Жыл бұрын

all thanks to russian tech

@HYDRAdude Жыл бұрын

The real amazing thing about this raid is that the men involved only had time to drill the raid once before departing on the mission, and that one drill was a failure that almost lead to the cancellation of the mission.

@julianmhall Жыл бұрын

That's testament to the accuracy of their intelligence. They knew what they were getting into. Plus the failure of the drill might have paradoxically led them to think further drills were pointless. Besides they were under a time crunch too.

@LEFT4BASS Жыл бұрын

@@julianmhall plus, even just one failed drill could be valuable for finding flaws in their plan

@justalonesoul5825 Жыл бұрын

To me the real amazing thing is that there is not a single casualty in the commando while they dispatched 7 terrorists and a bunch of ugandese armymen. Those Special Forces were quite obviously already ultra-extremely trained, freaking machines, and their opponents such "amateurs" in comparison. Sounds like the drill was far more than enough. edit : Yonatan Netanyahou died indeed. Not explicit in the video ("he fell to the ground with wounds" is not saying he died), which sounds a little deceptive bcz of that.

@spikespa5208 Жыл бұрын

@@justalonesoul5825 Yonatan Netanyahu died.

@julianmhall Жыл бұрын

@@LEFT4BASS that's true too.

@texastriguy Жыл бұрын

Quite sad the only hostages killed were from friendly fire. But an insane raid and a super difficult call to make to conduct it given the risks involved.

@reimuhakurei2123 Жыл бұрын

Collateral damage

@connorbranscombe6819 Жыл бұрын

@@reimuhakurei2123 Ironic that the rescuers killed more hostages then the terrorists though

@BeedrillYanyan Жыл бұрын

@@connorbranscombe6819 if they hadn't done the raid to stop them, the hijackers would've killed more.

@keda5065 Жыл бұрын

@@connorbranscombe6819 I mean in this case I would count the Uganda soldiers as the bad guys as well since they defendedthem

@mathias6542 Жыл бұрын

@@connorbranscombe6819 all in all, better than over 100 dead

@aninweizmann Жыл бұрын

The captain of the hijacked Air France plane Michel Bacos refused to be rescued and return to France and stayed with his Israeli passengers with whom he was rescued in the Entebbe operation. On the return flight he was honored to sit in the Hercules cockpit. For his bravery, he was awarded a badge of honor by the Israeli Prime Minister, and he also received the National Order of the Legion of Honor, the highest decoration in France. He returned to flying two weeks later and his first flight at his request was to Tel Aviv. The people of Israel will never forget his heroism. A representative of the Israeli Air Force attended his funeral in 2019 kzfaq.infoVKoGcojpqtA

@scottjoseph9578 Жыл бұрын

Bacos was a Righteous Among the Nations.

@Constitutionalist76 Жыл бұрын

A true Captain

@The_ZeroLine 10 ай бұрын

Must have been a hot chick on the plane he wanted to nail. I’m kidding BTW. The entire crew deserve our thanks.

@Leopard_II 7 ай бұрын

was it this videoa?

@Dantick09 4 ай бұрын

You know who else has the legion of Honor? Vladimir Putin xD

@TheJJJJs Жыл бұрын

Hostage Dora Bloch was also a casualty. She was rushed to a hospital because she was choking on some food. This was prior to the Israeli military engagement at the airport. She would be later found dead. Her remains were eventually returned to Israel.

@Mortablunt Жыл бұрын

Fucking LOL.

@LilNeenerMcWomanRaypist Жыл бұрын

Is this even kosher?! 🤥-🤢-💀

@Newdivide Жыл бұрын

Killed under the orders of that asswipe amin

@notthefbi7932 Жыл бұрын

It's kosher, and it's sad

@TheJJJJs Жыл бұрын

@@notthefbi7932 Very sad.

@ihymns Жыл бұрын

I was living on a kibbutz in Israel when the Entebbe Raid happened. I'll never forget putting one foot on the work wagon at 4 a.m. July 4, 1976 and being immediately told, "Don't get on the wagon! The hostages have been freed! There is no work today! One of the best days of my life!

@garybuck6535 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@bredsheeran2897 3 ай бұрын

I feel that the raid gets mostly overlooked because it happened on a day when most of the world was focused on America celebrating 200 years of freedom

@chazzbranigaan9354 Ай бұрын

Why work when the goy cattle can do it for u?

@lanceclement4087 14 күн бұрын

@@bredsheeran2897no one except the US actually gave a shit about that dude

@AlaskaErik Жыл бұрын

In August 1994 our unit landed at Entebbe as part of Operation Support Hope. One of our C-130 aircraft was parked in front of the old tower and the other one was parked in front of the old terminal where the hostages were being held. One of the locals took a few of us to the top of the tower, where you could still see where Israeli bullets struck the tower. We couldn't get into the old terminal as it was fully occupied by squatters. While we were there the only Israeli soldier to be paralyzed during the raid made a pilgrimage to Uganda to see where he had been wounded. We read about it in the local paper but never got to meet him. We were there for almost a month before our mission was accomplished and we headed back home. Definitely one of my more memorable TDYs.

@SirJamesSomerville99 Жыл бұрын

That will be the Israeli soldier who was shot by a Ugandan police man on a staircase in the New Terminal. How fascinating.

@AntonAdelson Жыл бұрын

What's TDY?

@odinncool Жыл бұрын

@@AntonAdelson it means Transnational Dyslexic Yearning

@AlaskaErik Жыл бұрын

@@AntonAdelson Temporary Duty. It's when you're sent from your home base on a temporary assignment. As a flying squadron, anytime we went on a mission away from our base it was known as a TDY. Local training missions and flights that were day missions were not considered TDY. We had to be on orders and away from home station overnight for it to be a TDY.

@jububoobaroo67 Жыл бұрын

Yea and you did it all so Muslims could sexually abuse and enslave a literal million British kids. That's for your service shlomo

@Defort-jd8xe Жыл бұрын

„For the whole country I need 1000 men, for Entebbe 200“ Now thats a quote.

@yoamal1187 Жыл бұрын

Goes hard

@sillylittleowlguy2392 Жыл бұрын

No matter what you think of the legitimacy of the state, you gotta admit; the Israeli military doesn’t fuck around.

@bastymanguy Жыл бұрын

Ya or just one Chuck Norris.

@JohnClam Жыл бұрын

*Laughs in Mogadishu*

@Defort-jd8xe Жыл бұрын

@@JohnClam the US can only nuke countries, otherwise they're losing their wars against farmers.

@bigman-adv Жыл бұрын

My father, then Cpt Naveh, was the navigator of the 4th C130 Hercules, AKA Karnaf 4 in this video. I've been in a re debriefing done in 2001 at squadron 103, the flying elephants, 25 years after the operation. The mission was very close to a complete disaster and loss of all 4 airplanes. The IAF didn't have GPS back then. Navigating those distances at the conditions that night was very complex and dangerous.

@16rumpole Жыл бұрын

your father is a hero! Buy him a beer for me.

@BBBrasil Жыл бұрын

That is one important piece of information! Navigating at night, you gotta be a helluva pilot.

@shevetlevi2821 Жыл бұрын

Our people will always be in his debt. Kadima Tayasim Hey'l HaAvir.

@AudieHolland Жыл бұрын

I have seen two dramatized versions before this video. 1. Operation Thunderbolt (1977) The focus of most of the movie is exercise, excercise and more excercise. In the first minute or so of the movie's opening, several anti hijacking assaults are being shown, one or two of which were actually performed in history. I believe it's the one where the commandos are hidden in a bagage train that drives past the hijacked plane. The mission to save the hostages is a complete success, hostages that are killed are all done by the terrorists. However, even in this, Israeli movie, the leader of the hijackers, Wilfried Bose, is shown hesitant to kill the hostages and he is shot and killed while he tarries, to the shock of one of the hostages onlooking. 2. Raid On Entebbe (TV, 1976) A much less emotional movie, emphasis is on the planning and timing of the entire operation. The need to refuel before taking off is stressed. Although I believe the commandos and rescued hostages took off earlier and were allowed to refuel in Kenya. During the fighting, it is much less clear by whom the four dead hostages were killed though it is implied that Israeli fire, targeted at terrorists hiding among the hostages, was the cause. Also, the leader of the hijackers, is again shown in a not unsympathetic light. When he is seen preparing handgrenades to blow himself up with the hostages, one of the hostages looks at him intensely, after which Bose stands up, firing his guns at the commandos, after which he is instantly killed. So today I learned that unfortunately the hostages were killed by friendly fire. Same thing happened during a commando raid on a hijacked train in The Netherlands, May 1977. And from watching several dramatizations of the SAS raid on the hijacked Iran Embassy in London, 1980, I have learned that anyone not following directions issues by the commandos, is assumed to be a terrorist. In the SAS raid this was the reason why all hostages were handcuffed and gathered on the lawn so they could identify and confirm they were hostages, not terrorists.

@bigman-adv Жыл бұрын

@@AudieHolland war is dirty and unfair.

@fernandomartin661 Жыл бұрын

Another hostage rescue mission that I would love to see would be the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181.

@LordOceanus Жыл бұрын

The baptism of GSG-9 good choice.

@Luis-be9mi Жыл бұрын

How about the Air France Flight 8969 involving the French GIGN?

@SCATXXIV Жыл бұрын

And Singapore Airlines flight 117

@navyseal1689 Жыл бұрын

I want a review on Beslan School Siege, rescue operation turned disaster with over 300 deads

@navyseal1689 Жыл бұрын

Another disasster rescue operation, Moscow theater hostage crisis with 170 deads

@Bozothcow Жыл бұрын

Friendly fire is always unfortunate, but in a really unpredictable situation like this recovering all but 4 of the hostages is really good.

@Jabarri74 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't really friendly fire though as often terrorists will change clothes with hostages and try to escape and let the hostage get shot. Not doing what you are told and making yourself a threat means you need to be eliminated just in case

@oozly9291 Жыл бұрын

@@Jabarri74 it was still friendly fire considering they were civilians

@moiseslaya3220 Жыл бұрын

@@oozly9291 it's collateral damage not friendly fire, friendly fire is when you shoot by mistake somebody who is on your side during the fight, collateral damage is when people who are not on the military get killed or wounded by any of the sides fighting. Even if all those civilians where their compatriots it can't be considered ff, think if some of them had ran away scared because they didn't know what was happening, then take a gun from the ground and shoot a spec ops it still will be considered a cassualty as if he was shoot by an enemy combatant.

@temeria1986 Жыл бұрын

@@Jabarri74 Quite stupid of them not to listen to the orders, but then all the; stress, confusion, fear etc its understandable. Still a shame innocent people had to die

@EL-oj6uq Жыл бұрын

@@Jabarri74 Imagine how much panic was in that room during the fight, I bet the soldier is haunted by the civillians he acciedentially killed, but sadly it had to be done, just like the terrorists who acted like they're civillians and tried killing the soldiers they had no idea who's on their side

@meravmamorsky6320 Жыл бұрын

As a young kid living in then USSR i learned from the state radio that: "Israeli zionist aggressors cruelly attacked peaceful ugandans.....".😄

@ofrikalif4938 8 ай бұрын

It's the same with how things work with Israel and the Palestinians😂😂😂

@Marshal_Dunnik Жыл бұрын

Certainly one of the most daring commando raids in history

@ericaugust1501 Жыл бұрын

daring sure. a good idea, yes. but the execution of it seemed like a clown show. i was surprised at how poorly the operators performed. ignoring enemies at higher vantage points. clowning around front doors. killing hostages in crossfire. killing hostages who happened to move. bouncing grenades off walls directly in front of them and taking shrapnel damage. maybe the other locations taken were done competently, but the hostage location raid seemed barely competent.

@Pilvenuga Жыл бұрын

@@ericaugust1501 to be fair, these were muslims that took hostages - waiting until they emerge from hostages to detonate a bomb vest or throw grenades is a no-go. likewise, as the hostages had no idea they were being rescued, would rather rise and fight than be slaughtered like lambs. i can only imagine the thoughts going through their heads as they started recognising shouts in their native language over the deafening indoor gunfire.

@ItayM Жыл бұрын

@@ericaugust1501 you call 4 civilian casualties out of 90 a failure? Clearly, you have no military or tactical experience out of computer games.

@wiskskak2984 Жыл бұрын

@@Pilvenuga that’s the same mentality as the police just shooting someone in the middle of a mass shooting for running- oh wait

@wiskskak2984 Жыл бұрын

@@ItayM the deaths are not the problem it’s why they happened, the people killed were basically executed for simply moving while probably being scared out of their mind

@Cheka__ Жыл бұрын

What gigantic balls those IDF commandos had.

@wilhelmpfusch3699 Жыл бұрын

Side note to the Mercedes, because you may wonder why they took such a civilian car with them. Idi Amin at this point also had a black mercedes which was famous for carring him arround. So before the raid, Israel Forces manage to find a similar one. They used it to stretch the moment of surprise while advancing the building, because the uganda soldiers would be afraid to open fire on the Mercedes, cause they would think its Amin making a visit in his famous car. Thats the reason, the two guys in the beginning where so unsuspecting in confronting the first israel raiding force.

@xc8487 Жыл бұрын

These animations are great. It'd be awesome to get some episodes on the various African bush wars like the Congo Crisis, Rhodesian counterinsurgency missions, and Angola.

@Mr.InbetweenFX Жыл бұрын

I'm also really hoping that this happens. Extremely into these little known African wars as well.

@ScumfuckMcDoucheface Жыл бұрын

Fantastic idea, I would very much enjoy that. Edit: On a side note, I saw a random interview on a local news show from across the border in Detroit, and the middle aged black woman they were talking to was named Rhodesia. haha man oh man.

@penultimateh766 Жыл бұрын

"Rhodesian Counterinsurgency"? You mean colonial slaughter of native Africans?

@xc8487 Жыл бұрын

@@penultimateh766 No, but if you want to compare stats, during the entire 15 year bush war there was about 20,000 deaths combined, in the 2 months of Gukurahundi, Mugabe killed the same number of Ndebele and Kalanga peoples.

@godsgifttoearth3251 Жыл бұрын

I suggest watching "The Front" Untangling African series where he covers africans conflict since the cold war www.youtube.com/@TheFront

@SgtMjr Жыл бұрын

In Adm William McRaven's book 'Spec Ops' this op stands up to close scrutiny and " even with today's advances in technology and training, it is doubtful that a modern force could have improved on the Israelis' success". The commando's had relative superiority and ensured mission success within 10 minutes. Pretty good by any standards.

@Yea___ Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight

@penultimateh766 Жыл бұрын

They also had the advantage of rehearsing on a mock-up terminal made to the blueprints of the original, which was built by, of all things, an Israeli construction firm. Freakishly improbable luck. Or WAS it??

@montyburnz Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing today's Tier 1 units could improve on Israel's success. Entebbe was a classic operation that informed and influenced the creation of commando units around the world. I am completely impressed with the Israeli commandos, but I saw instances where a modern unit has specialized aircraft, vehicles, gear, and training to solve the problem better. I'm thinking of Nightstalker helicopters to get to the target and suppress the roof soldiers. Today's units have snipers, breaching gear, and world class cqb (fewer civilian deaths.)

@IonoTheFanatics Жыл бұрын

@@montyburnz not sure the helicopter would be viable for this op... remember, this is deep in basically foreign soil, that's why they are bringing all the assets including the armed transport vehicles in the hercules (the ones with sufficient speed and range). I am sure the commandos would love to get some air support, but yeah... this is literally over 4000km away from their own country which is partly why they used the hercules to transport the commandos over and their assets, it's one of the few aircraft they have to actually reach that deep. And even THAT was not enough. Without Kenya's assistance to allow them to refuel, this operation basically would be impossible (and Kenya faced a backlash and revenge actions by Uganda's terrorist act because of it). Add helicopters with even shorter range and reach and the question of how exactly one would get those assets close enough to Uganda basically turns them non-viable as an asset unless you are United States and have either a friendly military base nearby or a CBG to allow those helicopters to operate in the field. It should not be a surprise but very few countries in the world have the expeditionary capability to support an operation (even just a small commando raid) THAT far from their own soil, and even for United States... it would be very difficult to perform this sort of operation without an agreement with the neighboring countries. That's part of what made this operation remarkable, not just for the commandos skill... but the fact that they were able to do this operation THAT far away with minimal resources.

@AntonAdelson Жыл бұрын

@@montyburnz helicopters wouldn't able to get there even today. Other than that I'd like to discuss more on how modern teams would perform better. Because I'm not sure they would. The only advantage I can think of is night vision. Maybe better sights: reflex optical. And maybe subsonic suppressed ammunition. Modern body armour would help to protect the commandos, most likely. But we must not forget, that by some accounts the success was also because the German terrorists refused to murder all the hostages after they realised they were raided and before they were neutralized.

@TomFynn Жыл бұрын

Achievement unlocked: You have taken Israelis hostage. Life expectancy is now zero.

@okaydookay8556 10 ай бұрын

For hostages as well apparently

@TomFynn 10 ай бұрын

@@okaydookay8556 New DLC: If state.hostage && men.armed.present DO NOT initiate.get-up.floor.

@korosuke1788 10 ай бұрын

Not even Christ could beat them.

@redactedagentdataexpunged9431 8 ай бұрын

Let's hope this holds up after Hamas attacked Israel

@paradigmagabriel7500 3 ай бұрын

@@redactedagentdataexpunged9431 Update: this still holds up, since now Gaza is reduced to rubble and hamas supporters are demanding ceasefire (which mean they're totally screwed up)

@persimmon3458 Жыл бұрын

I worked for more than a decade with one of the commandos who participated in the raid. A great guy. He has a disabled daughter which is the most important thing in his life. A standup guy.

@16rumpole Жыл бұрын

Israelis pretty much declared itself as the badasses of badasses here.

@alanaldpal950 Жыл бұрын

I believe there was one elderly female hostage who had been taken to a hospital prior to the raid. I believe she was murdered with Idi admins approval or direction after the raid.

@Orangefan77 Жыл бұрын

Yes she was.

@lupita3689 Жыл бұрын

Killing civilians, Israel should’ve sent another bombing run.

@Jump-n-smash Жыл бұрын

Incredibly sadistic

@RCAvhstape Жыл бұрын

Amin was a giant POS is ever there was one.

@penultimateh766 Жыл бұрын

But she probably took down an entire platoon of Ugandans before they got her.

@MoonWeasel23 Жыл бұрын

Imagine your country’s Army being so bad, that it can be conquered by 1000 soldiers. Honestly one of the best burns I’ve heard.

@killer3000ad Жыл бұрын

Uganda was ruled by a brutal and horrible dictator, General and King of Scotland Idi Amin. If Idi was taken out, his admin would crumble and the Ugandan people would probably have thanked the Israelis.

@commisaryarreck3974 Жыл бұрын

Most of sub saharan Africans is like that friend 1000 soldiers from a ci- I mean a nation with a functional state and military against conscripts. Untrained soldiers and generally warlords with old poorly maintained equipment A single mercenary with an attack helicopter has overthrown a country before. Or completely changed the tide of a civil war

@potatosmasher1072 Жыл бұрын

@@commisaryarreck3974 Source on that last part?

@lucasng4712 Жыл бұрын

@@commisaryarreck3974 no

@scoutsnkniv Жыл бұрын

@@potatosmasher1072 probably a reference to Executive Outcome’s role in Sierra Leone

@petermainwaringsx Жыл бұрын

I remember the whole incident, from the hijacking to the rescue. I remember the story breaking on TV on the Sunday evening and was so moved by the report I could hardly speak. Thanks for a superb retelling of the story.

@casuallyretarded5161 Жыл бұрын

Damn when the Israeli people said "Never Again" they damn sure meant it. I mean landing jeeps out of C-130s on enemy runways holy shit that's ballsy.

@HalfLifeExpert1 Жыл бұрын

The greatest counter-terrorist operation of all time

@joshuamoskovitz4074 Жыл бұрын

Amir Ofer was my CEO. Great guy. I always enjoyed hearing his story. He said they weren't worried about the planes crashing on the way there (because they were flying low and dark) but they were worried about the idea of having to fight off crocs if they did.

@Nick-hm2dm 11 ай бұрын

Every operations has its flaws, but that lightning fast and ridiculously well executed airfield takeover is mind blowing. Those men were precise, mind numbing quick and to be able to plan that operating in such a short period of time, my hats off to them. Outstanding performance. Oh, and I can’t forget to mention that this video and narration is fantastic.

@ladyabelev4166 6 ай бұрын

"precise" the only hostages killed were killed by them

@SG-gf1uv Жыл бұрын

I know one of the hostages personally. He was the last one released before the raid.

@RangerSidewinder Жыл бұрын

Production quality just gets better and better, keep it up

@SirJamesSomerville99 Жыл бұрын

This episode was really well made. Credits to the animators for the night-time sections.

@Snarkbar Жыл бұрын

Very sad that those 4 hostages were killed by friendly fire, but also...if I were in their shoes then I'd take the "there's a 4% chance of accidentally dying by friendly fire as we rescue you" over the "there's a whoknows% of dying by torture for propaganda purposes" every fucking time. RIP to the poor hostages, *especially* to the man who went to help the other wounded hostages.

@LEFT4BASS Жыл бұрын

That’s such a tough thing because they shouldn’t have been killed, but I also understand why the operators couldn’t take any chances.

@ericsilver9401 Жыл бұрын

@@Excludos some people are just wired differently. They also could of had traumatic experiences before this that caused them to immediately jump into fight or flight. Outside looking in its just hard to imagine what any of them were thinking. The noise, chaos, smoke/darkness, bullets and blood could of just been too much

@Viper-ds1ue Жыл бұрын

its sad but on the other hand i also agree with the special forces actions better to be safe than run a risk that one of the hostages is a militant or terrorist with a suicide vest disguised as a civilian and end up causing more casualties than needed.

@nikel- Жыл бұрын

In a hostage situation every persons are guilty until proven otherwise

@AscendingAshTree Жыл бұрын

@@Excludos I think this comment just proves you cant visualise what it actually looked like in there - a group of men burst in, shooting everyone, killing the two other hostages next to you (The guy actually shouted "The Ugandans have gone crazy", who knows what combination of languages were going on though), there's shouting, and dying, and people injured, nobody's sure if they should stay or run.. For just one person to come to the conclusion, based entirely on adrenaline, that running, at least away from where the two people next to him were shot (and presumably many more injured) even if it's just to avoid further friendly fire, is not at all something to criticise. As for helping the other dude, if the instinct to help kicks in, you assume it's obvious you don't look like a threat... Perfectly reasonable split second decision. The special forces obviously had to be aware of risks such as suicide bombers among the civilians etc, so they had to be tight... But you can't say the dead were at fault. There are times when you do everything right and still lose.

@markberman6708 11 ай бұрын

Flew into Entebbe a few years back, all I could think about was this Raid. It was a trip flying in and out of there, maybe a dozen times or so.

@noahzimmer7181 Жыл бұрын

this channel has come a long way! The graphics and audio have improved so much since the early videos (not that it stopped me from watching all your videos lol). Have you ever considered a video about the Norwegian or french resistance during the war? Id love to learn more about Norway's relationship with the axis & russia. Keep up the great work!

@mrl2814 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. But there are some missing context. The first two hostages that were shot by the Israelis, accidentally nonetheless, were not just simply mistakes. The operators, upon entering the chaotic indoor battle had to kill the enemy fast to prevent hostages being executed, hence they were not able to do it "carefully slow", and the instructions were to run in, kill any armed individuals, and yell to the hostages to lay on the ground. The command was yelled in hebrew, and anyone who remained standing was considered enemy (imagine a large dark terminal with no lights, during an intense firefight). The two first hostages who were shot remained standing long enough after everyone else went on the ground. One of them was a non hebrew speaking jew, who simply did not understand the command. The other one was an older person. The other two, as the narrator states, bolted off in the middle of the firefight and were targeted. Also, I am writing without watching the video in the sister channel, so forgive me if I am stating the obvious, but there was a specific preparation for the first 3 vehicles that came out and headed to the old terminal where the hostages were. The president of that country had recently bought a specific Mercedes vehicle from abroad as his personal car. He personally was away on a 2 day trip during the operation, so the special forces hoped that the guards will take the Bait if they pose as the presidential convoy. The reason the two guards were alerted, was the fact that the president painted his black BMW into a white color a few days prior, and not everyone of his people knew about this. The guards were suspicious of them, but were terrified to shoot at the presidential convoy in case they guards were mistaken (kind of death of Stalin situation). Their president is famous for eating human flesh and bragging about the special powers it brings. And thirdly, I promise that's the last of my annoying points, they hoped that Gaddafi will allow them to hold the hostages in Libya, but Gaddafi knew Israelis very well, and knew that Israel will wage a war Gaddafi would never recover from, so he gave them fuel and rudely expelled them from Libya. The terrorists were negotiating with many African leaders while they were in the air, they simply had no plan, only hoped someone will host them. They were lucky enough that the Ugandan president was upset at Israel at the time, even though he had good relations with Israel a few years prior. The airport in Uganda was built by an Israeli contractor from Israel even, they had the blueprint in an office in Israel, that's how they knew the location so well.

@anonmeatcheesebun Жыл бұрын

To me, this is way crazier than the Iranian Embassy Siege or any other operation that has ever been done. I have no idea how this was really and truly pulled off.

@walli6388 Жыл бұрын

Not really. The SAS got it done without any dead hostages.

@AdamIndikt Жыл бұрын

I think he means, rightly, that the SAS were in London a stone’s throw from their base. The Israelis had to fly covertly thousands on miles with no support.

@commisaryarreck3974 Жыл бұрын

Like it's not even that impressive. It would've been had it been done against a civilized nation rather then one in borderline Anarchy You could unironically overthrow most African countries back then with a single attack helicopter. The 1000 soldiers to conquer the nation wasn't hyperbole

@julianmhall Жыл бұрын

Entebbe made a few mistakes - such as weapons on full automatic fire - and later operations (such as the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980) had the advantage of learning from those mistakes. You cannot compare an airliner hijacking where the airliner is landed at an airport friendly to them and protected by army troops, and hostages kept in a single known location which was a huge wide room, with a multi room, multi level building with terrorists spread about and hostage locations unknown. The two are totally different.

@julianmhall Жыл бұрын

@@AdamIndikt no the SAS were and are based in Hereford; where they were lucky is that their hostage rescue / counter terrorism team were only just coming off a training rotation so they were ready immediately.

@arikcarmi Жыл бұрын

Sayeret tzanhanim = paratroopers recon. Sayeret Matkal is the equivalent of the U.S. delta force. Another unit that was involved in the raid was Sayeret Golani, which is one of the most elite special forces in Israel. Only 3 hostages were killed in the operation. A fourth, old women who became sick, was murdered by the Uganda president in retaliation to the raid. In total 45 soldiers and 7 terrorists were killed.

@SirJamesSomerville99 Жыл бұрын

The script says a fourth was shot, not that a fourth was killed. There is no precise figure of how many Ugandans were killed (literally no actual source even suggests a definitive figure). *there is a discrepancy between the script/voice-over. An honest mistake. Yitzhak David was shot and wounded; not killed.

@user-gz9yx5ty1r Жыл бұрын

Golani is considered an elite unit??? No lol, not in Israel

@SirJamesSomerville99 Жыл бұрын

@@user-gz9yx5ty1r It's just an infantry formation.

@alonsaban4063 Жыл бұрын

@@user-gz9yx5ty1r Sayeret Golani definitely is an elite unit.

@chrisbrowning771 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your great episodes. Always keeps me coming back for more

@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle Жыл бұрын

I remember this of course but have never seen these details. Thank you for this and awesome job on this vid

@christopherchilders1049 Жыл бұрын

Amazing how great these videos are! Thank you for the time and effort you put into these!

@jamiewashere Жыл бұрын

Another great video, thanks for making it, I've grown up knowing about that raid, and seeing it play by play here really brought it to life.

@theanglo-lithuanian1768 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most badass raids I have ever heard off. Great video.

@RRaquello Жыл бұрын

I was a teenager at the time and you may be surprised to know that this got very little play in the US media while it was happening. The reason was the date: July 4, 1976. Everything was focused on the US Bicentennial celebration and what otherwise would be front page news was kind of overlooked and became a big story only in retrospect.

@domineprinceps Жыл бұрын

Similar age. I remember what I was doing on July 4th, 1976 with the family at my aunt’s farm in Indiana. I don’t remember much about this until seeing retrospectives years later.

@morgan97475 Жыл бұрын

This operation is the embodiment of the motto "Who Dares Wins".

@juliuszkocinski7478 Жыл бұрын

Well, I wasn't first, I see. Same thoughts

@thedudeabides3138 Жыл бұрын

Superb documentary, thank you. The animation keeps the viewer riveted to the unfolding narration. Kudos to all involved in the making of this video essay.

@54032Zepol Жыл бұрын

Keep up the great work loving the content!

@donchaput8278 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I really love your animated history! Crazy that those pilots laded those planes after the runway lights were switched off too!

@Simon-vv3kl Жыл бұрын

awesome video once again! thanks for this ops room!

@steyrproof Жыл бұрын

excellent report. thanks for all you do !

@davidnemoseck9007 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy you did this one. Thank you. And nicely done.

@williamglaser6577 Жыл бұрын

Great Presentation, thanks !

@flyingcod14 Жыл бұрын

Another fantastic TOR video. Never knew much about this raid, so it was interesting to watch. Excellent animations.

@tjaydakidd9355 Жыл бұрын

Operations Room is back we missed you guys keep the success going 👍🏾 good job on this one

@hanovergreen4091 Жыл бұрын

You, Sir, do a great service. Your work is always of the highest calibre. Well spoken, presented, excellent animation and engaging. Thank YOU very much! Best Regards and Best Wishes!

@KnightsWithoutATable Жыл бұрын

They even stole fuel to refuel the aircraft? That is something that you would see in a Hollywood film and have to suspend your disbelief to allow it to slide for the sake of the story. These soldiers pulled it off. That is seriously risky and impressive at the same time.

@user-zp7jp1vk2i 9 ай бұрын

10 minutes; sorry, just a top up with Premium.We're in a hurry.

@dustinf11 Жыл бұрын

This was an amazing video... Seriously, this style video with these smallish type raids will always get multiple views and shares from me.

@MischeifMakerz Жыл бұрын

Crazy story. Great job telling it. Thank you!!

@npizu Жыл бұрын

you guys keep producing top notch content. love it!

@janlindtner305 Жыл бұрын

Another good episode. Thanks.

@CaptainMustanG4089 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos! I always save them for a quiet night where I can enjoy the content! 100/10

@osirisianplays8089 Жыл бұрын

incredible presentation. thank you for sharing the video :)

@apachem2a3 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't expecting the Entebbe raid, very well done!!

@OBJ317 Жыл бұрын

Proud of ya Ops room. Continue being great. Million soon. And you still interact with us like it was back when it was 80k subs. Told you in the new year 2023 was the year. The countdown is almost complete! 🤝

@Helscreama Жыл бұрын

Love your work. Commenting for the all mighty algorithm!

@bikenavbm1229 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant as always thanks

@Deit_Elysieu_son_ein Жыл бұрын

Driving a Mercedes out of the ramp of a cargo plane touching down is a certified Fast and Furious moment.

@welshwelcome Жыл бұрын

Don't forget about Dora Bloch.

@robwernet9609 Жыл бұрын

I suggested they do the raid on Entebbe last year! Thanks for finally covering it! Some Korean war battles and Vietnam war battles would be greatly appreciated. Plenty of battles to cover for sure! Been a subscriber since the channel launched! Keep up the great work and keep the top notch content coming. Almost to a Million subs!

@kwcykelvin Жыл бұрын

very detailed! great effort!

@Dr_Larken Жыл бұрын

I love how you did the animation! I just subscribe, I hope there is a lot more videos like this and hope that you continue to produce more videos such as this one! When I was in the Marine Corps 06~11 it’s hard to talk about a lot of stuff, but these videos, I hope your people and understanding of what people in the military, some time to go through! Regardless of your MOS!

@wirb3859 4 ай бұрын

Landing 4 cargo planes with jeeps and armored cars stuffed with 200 special operations soldiers in complete darkness, completing the mission with minimal losses and extracting from the same planes sounds like something out of call of duty

@kassthered8452 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are just top notch quality!! I dunno if it fits into the scope of this channel, but a very similar case happened with Lufthansa Flight 181, which I think could make for a great video! It was a dramatic rescue and the first deployment of the German Federal Police's elite unit "GSG9"

@slehar Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great presentation! Just the right level of detail. Fascinating!

@benayakohler9383 Жыл бұрын

Yes finally I’ve been waiting for so long

@yanirshachar8797 Жыл бұрын

My father, as part of the 13th flotilla (Israeli navy seals), was part of an alternative operation plan- one that involved getting there by boats across lake Victoria. I think they already leased some boats in Kenya, but It was decided against it because they didn't know how to handle the alligators swarming the lake. But honestly having alligators eating your special forces soldiers would have made for one of the greatest operational failures in history.

@gimmethegepgun Жыл бұрын

Crocodiles, not alligators :)

@yanirshachar8797 Жыл бұрын

@@gimmethegepgun Thanks:), can never tell them apart.

@jhonbus Жыл бұрын

@@yanirshachar8797 Easiest way to tell them apart is to check whether you see them later, or in a while.

@gimmethegepgun Жыл бұрын

Basically, alligators are from the USA (except for the almost-extinct Chinese Alligator in China). It's not quite so simple as saying the rest of them are crocodiles, though. Caimans are alligatorids from Mexico and Central/South America, and on the side closer to crocodiles, the Gharial, from the Indian Subcontinent, and False Gharial, from Malaya and Indonesia.

@timf2279 Жыл бұрын

@@gimmethegepgun Do you think the story is BS?

@alexmarshall4331 Жыл бұрын

I've just binged a good 2+ hours of Operation Room and Intel...EXCELLENT!!! 👉🇬🇧👈👉💎👈

@mikekauzlarich5724 Жыл бұрын

Tricking me with a Early week release! Made my week!

@StartledPancake Жыл бұрын

Such great storytelling and narration.

@MrAlexkyra Жыл бұрын

One of the hostages Dora Bloch, a 74 year old Israeli-British woman, was unfortunately left behind as she was in hospital in time after choking on a chicken bone. After the raid, Ugandan soldiers went to the hospital and murdered her, along with some Ugandan doctors and nurses who tried to protect her. Amin also retaliated against Kenya for their support for the Israeli raid, killing around 245 Kenyans living in Uganda (including airport staff at Entebbe) and 3000 Kenyans fled Uganda to avoid being killed. The operation would have been impossible without Kenya's (or another East African nation) support as Israel lacked the means to refuel aircraft so far from their borders. Amin was overthrown 3 years later when Tanzania invaded Uganda (in retaliation for Ugandan attacks on Tanzania) and captured Kampala. Dora Bloch's body was discovered on a sugar plantation outside of Kampala after the invasion. Another interesting fact: Uganda's ambassador to Kenya overheard Kenyan air force officers talking about the raid, and alerted a Ugandan army commander, who failed to warn Amin or anyone else. The raid was a success also due to incredible incompetence from the Ugandan military.

@SirJamesSomerville99 Жыл бұрын

Kenya had no prior knowledge of the raid until it was underway. Israel effectively secured permission to make use of Jomo Kenyatta international airport in situ.

@adamminichino5731 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on the more infamous hostage rescue operations. Specifically the Spetznaz school and theater hostage rescues

@Mortablunt Жыл бұрын

Beslan is brutally depressing. Teatr isn’t much better.

@adamminichino5731 Жыл бұрын

@@Mortablunt I'm aware. I just want to learn more about these through The Operations Room's style.

@imgvillasrc1608 Жыл бұрын

Second here for a Beslan School Siege video

@andrewsmith1655 Жыл бұрын

@@Mortablunt Only the Russian's respond to a school shooting and hostage taking with air support and an armored unit. It a true WTF were they thinking.

@atomicbuttocks Жыл бұрын

sgt. ovakillov: you see comrade, the can be no terrorist if you level school da? pvt. conpliantov: but what of the hostages? sgt. ovakillov: what hostages?

@daheels5280 Жыл бұрын

Excelent video! I read the c-130s flew to Kenia to refuel because it was taking too long to refuel at Entebe due to the pumps they were using. Still an amazing raid ana amazing animation. You got my like and subscription

@YY-mk4ti Жыл бұрын

Disembarking from a plane with a car? I thought I'd only see it in movies. Cool as heck!

@hangonsapto2338 Жыл бұрын

You Never see Vietnam conflict then. Usa even make M551 "Sheridan" tank just for this airborne mission.

@stevek8829 Жыл бұрын

An additional hostage was murdered at the hospital. Her name was Dora Bloch.

@bradleyclutton4564 Жыл бұрын

Superb video, standard for you! 👍👌

@matthewatkinson2651 Жыл бұрын

How the hell I have not heard about this. Amazing video.

@aarondavis2018 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel! Would love to see more hostage rescues, raids, clandestine ops in the future!

@MisterRz Жыл бұрын

The visual remake of this operation is amazing. great job TOR!

@nekrodex4539 Жыл бұрын

HOW ON EARTH HAVE I NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS RAID?

@RedFawcett Жыл бұрын

Was waiting to see if you would cover this operation, I am not disappointed at all. 😀 I am grateful for your making this video and giving it the best presentation I've seen to date.

@spladam3845 Жыл бұрын

This was good, thank you.

@snow1-2pinkkush46 Жыл бұрын

Awesome presentation as always

@bigbootros4362 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome ♥️🇮🇱♥️🇬🇧

@7thsealord888 Жыл бұрын

Very well-presented. It is an amazing story that so many people now are unaware of, but you cannot underestimate the huge impact this acheivment had at the time as regards counter-terrorism. The tactics were taken on board by the special forces of many other countries, developed further, and successfully used.

@BackSeatHump Жыл бұрын

Well done, Operations Room!

@718Insomniac Жыл бұрын

Ohhh yeah, another one! So weird to be so excited for a video. =]

@jsleinonen Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, this one always seemed such a great fit for this channel.

@brokenbridge6316 Жыл бұрын

I think a movie was once made about this raid. It starred Charles Bronson. I liked how it ended. Nice video.

@oneshotme Жыл бұрын

I'll be watching your sister channel right after this video!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@13thravenpurple94 Жыл бұрын

Great work THank you

@Sensekhmet Жыл бұрын

8:09 So... You and your buddy stop 3 suspicious vehicles on an airstrip at night, you wander off, suddenly there is gunfire and your buddy is on the ground... and you decide to come in and have a closer look? Wow.

@switch2409 Жыл бұрын

What no military training does to a soldier. The original plan had them pretend to be the actual fucking dictator.

@PolakInHolland Жыл бұрын

I'd give an explanation for this behaviour, but KZfaq would ban me.

@hangonsapto2338 Жыл бұрын

@@PolakInHolland let me guess, black's behaviour in 70s ?

@brunorenno7493 Жыл бұрын

Video-game guards behaviour

@thulanitshabalala1983 Жыл бұрын

One of the rare instances where my legal studies coincide with my interest in military history. This happens to be one of my case studies in International law. Thank you very much for bringing my book into life.

@dmk124 10 ай бұрын

So any insight on this from legal perspective?

@superguy911 10 ай бұрын

international law doesn't exist, so from a legal perspective it's totally fine