Entebbe

American

[en-teb-uh, -teb-ee] / ɛnˈtɛb ə, -ˈtɛb i /

noun

a town in S Uganda, on Lake Victoria: international airport.

Entebbe British

/ ɛnˈtɛbɪ /

noun

a town in S Uganda, on Lake Victoria: British administrative centre of Uganda (1893–1958); international airport. Pop: 57 518 (2002 est)

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Israeli commandos flew to Entebbe under cover of darkness and rescued the captives, with Amin claiming he wanted to help negotiate a peaceful resolution despite some evidence he had been collaborating with the hijackers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

As so often happens here, time echoes in peculiar ways: the only Israeli soldier killed in the daring Entebbe raid was 30-year-old Yonatan Netanyahu, elder brother of Israel’s embattled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

It shot to fame in 1976 with its Raid on Entebbe where its commandos rescued hostages from a hijacked plane at a Ugandan airport.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023

The march was supposed to have begun at Entebbe International Airport, south of the capital, where Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, arrived from abroad.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023

The Seses are a low-lying forested archipelago in the northwestern part of Lake Victoria, an easy boat ride from Entebbe.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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