Is it because his elder brother Yonatan Netanyahu was killed in Operation Entebbe in 1976? Benjamin Netanyahu's elder brother, Yonatan Netanyahu, was killed in an operation to liberate the Israelis taken hostage by the Palestine Liberation Organisation in 1976. Born in New York City, Yonatan Netanyahu spent much of his youth in the US, where he attended high school. In a fitting tribute to his contribution, Operation Entebbe was renamed "Operation Yonatan." (Operation Entebbe.)

Source: dna April 01, 2026 15:00 UTC