Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni stand for their national anthems after arriving at the Entebbe airport in Uganda on July 4. “Forty years ago, Israeli commandos landed here in the dark of night to fight against a cruel dictator who worked with terrorists,” Netanyahu said, referring to Uganda’s former despot leader Idi Amin Dada. (Presidential Press Unit/via Reuters)Forty years after Israeli commandos stormed this airport in a daring secret mission to rescue more than 100 hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touched down in the East African nation Monday for a special ceremony to commemorate the event. “Right here, I am standing in the place where my brother, Yoni, was killed, when he led the commando soldiers to release the hostages,” said the Israeli prime minister, addressing Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. The Ugandans unveiled a memorial at the site where Yoni Netanyahu and three of the hostages — Ida Borochovitch, Pasco Cohen and Jean-Jacques Maimoni – were killed.

Source: Washington Post July 04, 2016 14:53 UTC