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• Notable Participants: Future Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<ref> | • Notable Participants: Future Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<ref> | ||
| − | [https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-the-prime-ministers-took-down-the-hijackers/ | + | [https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-the-prime-ministers-took-down-the-hijackers/ When the prime ministers took down the hijackers]. "Netanyahu, former premiers Barak and Peres gather to see a new docudrama on the 1972 hostage rescue, ‘Operation Isotope’". |
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| − | "Netanyahu, former premiers Barak and Peres gather to see a new docudrama on the 1972 hostage rescue, ‘Operation Isotope’". | ||
By Judah Ari Gross, ''Times of Israel'', Aug 13, 2015</ref> both took part in the raid, with Netanyahu receiving a minor wound from friendly fire.<ref>[https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/wars-and-operations/sabena-flight-571-hijacking-10-minute-rescue/ Sabena Flight 571 Hijacking: 10-Minute Rescue]. | By Judah Ari Gross, ''Times of Israel'', Aug 13, 2015</ref> both took part in the raid, with Netanyahu receiving a minor wound from friendly fire.<ref>[https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/wars-and-operations/sabena-flight-571-hijacking-10-minute-rescue/ Sabena Flight 571 Hijacking: 10-Minute Rescue]. | ||
"May 8, 1972: In just 10 minutes, an IDF elite commando rescued the hostages from Flight 571." IDF, Oct. 30, 2017</ref> | "May 8, 1972: In just 10 minutes, an IDF elite commando rescued the hostages from Flight 571." IDF, Oct. 30, 2017</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:20, October 6, 2026
Operation Isotope was a 1972 Israeli special forces rescue mission that successfully ended the hijacking of Sabena Flight 571.
Overview:
• Date: May 9, 1972.
• Location: Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion International Airport), Israel.
• Target: Sabena Flight 571, a Boeing 707 traveling from Vienna to Tel Aviv, hijacked by four members of the Black September Aeab "Palestinian" terrorist organization.
• Objective: Rescue nearly 100 hostages and neutralize the hijackers after a 30-hour standoff.
The Mission:
• The Disguise: 16 commandos from the elite Sayeret Matkal unit wore white mechanic overalls to look like airline technicians.
• The Assault: Led by Ehud Barak, the team approached the grounded plane under the guise of fixing a mechanical issue. • The Execution: The commandos stormed the aircraft, ending the takeover in under 10 minutes.
Outcome:
• Casualties: Two male hijackers were killed, and two female hijackers were captured. One passenger tragically died from wounds sustained during the crossfire.
• Notable Participants: Future Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu[1] both took part in the raid, with Netanyahu receiving a minor wound from friendly fire.[2] [3] [4]
Further reading
- Neville, L. (2019). The Elite: The A–Z of Modern Special Operations Forces. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, p.151
- Reeve, S. (2000). One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God". United States: Arcade, p.36
- Shanty, F. (2012). Counterterrorism: From the Cold War to the War on Terror [2 Volumes]. United States: ABC-CLIO, pp.81-82
References
- ↑ When the prime ministers took down the hijackers. "Netanyahu, former premiers Barak and Peres gather to see a new docudrama on the 1972 hostage rescue, ‘Operation Isotope’". By Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel, Aug 13, 2015
- ↑ Sabena Flight 571 Hijacking: 10-Minute Rescue. "May 8, 1972: In just 10 minutes, an IDF elite commando rescued the hostages from Flight 571." IDF, Oct. 30, 2017
- ↑ 50 years since Sabena Flight 571 to Israel was hijacked. Jerusalem Report, via JPost, 5, 2022
- ↑ Sabena Flight 571/Operation Isotope