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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Uganda's military unveils statue of Netanyahu's brother who died in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue

Uganda Israel Monument - (Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Press Service via AP)

Uganda’s military unveiled a monument to an older brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who was killed during a hostage rescue operation in the East African country in 1976.

The statue of Yonatan Netanyahu holding an assault rifle was unveiled on Saturday by Ugandan military chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who said he commissioned the monument to pay tribute to the soldier’s courage. Among those attending the ceremony were Israelis including Barak Orland, a businessman in Uganda.

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