entebbe raid

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Definition of entebbe raid in English English dictionary

(July 3-4, 1976) Israeli rescue of 103 hostages from a French airliner hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The plane, en route from Israel to France, was hijacked on June 27 and flown to Entebbe, Ugan. There the hijackers released 258 non-Israeli passengers and held the rest, demanding that Israel release 53 imprisoned PLO members. In response, Israel airlifted to Uganda 100-200 soldiers in cargo planes escorted by fighter planes; in a brilliantly executed raid, seven hijackers, one soldier, and three hostages were killed

Hyphenation

En·teb·be raid

Turkish pronunciation

entebi reyd

Pronunciation

/ˌenˈtebē ˈrād/ /ˌɛnˈtɛbiː ˈreɪd/