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The IDF Mission No One Thought Would Succeed

In 1976, armed hijackers diverted an Air France flight full of Israeli and Jewish passengers to Uganda and gave Israel one week to meet their demands. What followed was one of the boldest rescue missions in modern history: a high-risk raid at Entebbe that turned terror, politics, and impossible odds into a story still talked about decades later.

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People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking.