Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's military chief, has released footage of the ceremony unveiling a statue of Lt. Col. Yonatan 'Yoni' Netanyahu at Entebbe Airport, fulfilling a promise he made earlier. The statue was placed at the historic old terminal where Netanyahu was killed leading the 1976 Operation Entebbe hostage rescue. The ceremony took place Saturday evening, according to reports.
Uganda's military chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, released video footage Sunday morning of the ceremony unveiling a bronze statue of Lt. Col. Yonatan 'Yoni' Netanyahu at Entebbe Airport's historic old terminal. The release fulfills a promise the general made following a series of pro-Israel statements earlier this year. The ceremony itself took place Saturday evening at the site where Netanyahu was killed leading the 1976 Operation Entebbe hostage rescue.
As The Zioneer reported Saturday (Sat Aug 1, 14:48 Jerusalem), the statue was unveiled at the old terminal, with Kainerugaba presiding over the event and praising Netanyahu's sacrifice. The general emphasized the renewed security partnership between Uganda and Israel. The footage released Sunday provides visual confirmation of the ceremony, showing the moment the statue was unveiled in the presence of Ugandan military officials.
The statue commemorates the 50th anniversary of the operation, later renamed 'Operation Yonatan' in his honor. Netanyahu, the brother of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was the only Israeli soldier killed in the mission. Kainerugaba has emerged as a vocal supporter of Israel, and the placement of the statue at Entebbe Airport symbolizes the strengthening of bilateral security ties, he said at the ceremony.
The release of the footage concludes the public aspect of the ceremony, with the general's promise now fulfilled. No further developments regarding the statue or additional events have been reported.
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