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  The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Uganda, his first trip as premier to sub-Saharan Africa. He has just flown in Monday, exactly 40 years after Israel commandos rescued hostages in the famous Operation Thunderbolt at Entebbe. He was received by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and given a …

Jerusalem| AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to make his first trip as premier to sub-Saharan Africa, seeking new trade partners and marking the 40th anniversary of a hostage rescue in which his brother died. It will mark a rare visit by a sitting Israeli prime minister …

Events marking 40 years since Operation Entebbe have started, with Israel Defence Forces (IDF) chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot warning that the country will continue facing threats of terrorism for many years. According to the The Times of Israel, Eisenkot observed that terrorism was “a spreading phenomenon” and noted that “we …

Entebbe, Uganda | AFP |Grace Matsiko | Skimming above the choppy waves through the dark the four planes swooped in low over Lake Victoria, packed with over 200 elite Israeli commandos on a daring raid to free hijacked hostages. Landing soon after midnight at Uganda’s Entebbe airport on July 4, 1976, …

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday chided a cabinet colleague who failed to give him public praise for pushing through a long-sought offshore gas deal. After ministers approved revisions to the agreement with a US-led consortium designed to overcome a court challenge, Energy Minister …

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP Four decades after his brother was killed during a rescue operation in Uganda, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is embarking on an African mission of his own — but with very different aims. Galvanised by a growing demand for Israeli security assistance and his government’s search …

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit shines a new spot-light on secret dealings between Kampala and Tel-Aviv Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Uganda has not yet been confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kampala but already interest in it has peaked. It started rising almost as …