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Uganda Unveils Yoni Netanyahu Statue, Honoring Entebbe Heroes

8/3/2026

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Uganda unveiled a statue to Lt Col Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu at the old Entebbe Airport terminal on August 1, 2026.
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s chief of defence forces, led the ceremony and named the four civilian victims and 45 Ugandan soldiers killed in the 1976 rescue.
Kainerugaba said the monument symbolizes the “enduring friendship” between Uganda and Israel.
An Israeli delegation led by Barak Orland attended, with sculptor Itay Zalait creating the statue.

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Uganda unveiled a statue to Lt Col Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu at the old Entebbe Airport terminal on August 1, 2026.
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s chief of defence forces, led the ceremony and named the four civilian victims and 45 Ugandan soldiers killed in the 1976 rescue.
Kainerugaba said the monument symbolizes the “enduring friendship” between Uganda and Israel.
An Israeli delegation led by Barak Orland attended, with sculptor Itay Zalait creating the statue.