Muhoozi unveils statue honouring Benjamin Netanyahu's brother [Courtesy]
Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has unveiled a statue honouring Yonatan Netanyahu, the elder brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was killed while leading the famed Entebbe hostage rescue 50 years ago.
Describing the operation as "one of the most significant episodes in modern history," Gen. Kainerugaba praised Yonatan Netanyahu's bravery during a ceremony outside the old Entebbe Airport terminal, where the 1976 raid took place.
The monument depicts the fallen Israeli commander striding forward with a machine gun.
The crisis began when Palestinian and German hijackers seized an Air France flight travelling from Tel Aviv to Paris and diverted it to Entebbe, where they were welcomed by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
