This is the real story of the legendary Raid on Entebbe On 27th June 1976 terrorists hijacked Air Flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv to Paris On board are 246 engers most of them Jews They are taken to Entebbe Uganda and are held hostage in the airport terminal Even though Uganda is thousands of miles away across hostile territory Israels defence minister Shimon Peres decides to launch a rescue mission It is a job for Sayeret Matkal the most elite unit in the Israeli Defence Force Featuring interviews with surviving hostages of Sayeret Matkal and Peres himself this is the inside story of the most remarkable special forces mission of them all