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500 UGANDA/666 ISRAELMID#1377
Dispute Number: 1377
Date(s): July 4, 1976
Participants: 666 Israel/500 Uganda
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Terrorists hijacked an Air France plane with many Israeli passengers and
demanded the release of several Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of
the hostages. Idi Amin, the ruler of Uganda, allowed the terrorists to land and stay at
the Entebbe airport in Uganda. The Israeli military staged a successful nighttime raid
to rescue the hostages. One Israeli soldier and 20 Ugandan soldiers were killed.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from July 5, 1976. End Date changed from July
5, 1976. Outcome changed from Unclear.
501 KENYA/651 EGYPT
MID#3010
Dispute Number: 3010
Date(s): February 15, 1978 to February 17, 1978
Participants: 501 Kenya/651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On February 13 and 14, 1978, four Egyptian aircraft violated Kenyan air-
space on their way to Somalia. On February 15, Kenya intercepted and forced down
an Egyptair cargo plane loaded with 19 tons of ammunition. In retaliation, Egypt
seized two civilian Kenya Airways passenger planes and their crews the next day. The
two countries reached an agreement on the 16th, and the airliners departed on the 17th.
510 TANZANIA/620 LIBYA
MID#1381
Started in September 1972. See the narrative in the 500 Uganda/510 Tanzania dyad dis-
pute list.
MID#2141
Started in October 1978. See the narrative in the 500/510 dyad dispute list.