‘Not a day I don’t think about him,’ Netanyahu tells JNS of brother Yoni, killed 50 years ago in Entebbe
Shortly after his brother Jonathan “Yoni” Netanyahu was killed during the Israeli counter-terror operation in Entebbe, Uganda, to liberate hostages from Palestinian and German terrorists, Benjamin Netanyahu met with a British television producer, the Israeli…
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Benjamin Netanyahu is publicly marking the 50th anniversary of his brother Yoni's death in the Entebbe rescue operation. The prime minister's reflection, shared through a book foreword, personalizes a foundational Israeli military moment that has shaped his own political identity. The anniversary may prompt renewed discussion of the operation's legacy and Netanyahu's long public association with his brother's sacrifice.