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• Casualties: Two male hijackers were killed, and two female hijackers were captured. One passenger tragically died from wounds sustained during the crossfire.
 
• Casualties: Two male hijackers were killed, and two female hijackers were captured. One passenger tragically died from wounds sustained during the crossfire.
  
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• Notable Participants: Future Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] both took part in the raid, with Netanyahu receiving a minor wound from friendly fire.
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• Notable Participants: Future Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]<ref>
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[https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-the-prime-ministers-took-down-the-hijackers/
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When the prime ministers took down the hijackers]
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"Netanyahu, former premiers Barak and Peres gather to see a new docudrama on the 1972 hostage rescue, ‘Operation Isotope’".
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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].
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"May 8, 1972: In just 10 minutes, an IDF elite commando rescued the hostages from Flight 571." IDF, Oct. 30, 2017</ref>
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<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/article-705903 50 years since Sabena Flight 571 to Israel was hijacked]. ''Jerusalem Report'', via ''JPost'', 5, 2022</ref>
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<ref>[https://www.worldbneiakiva.org/items/sabena-flight-571%2Foperation-isotope Sabena Flight 571/Operation Isotope]</ref>
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==Further reading==
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* Neville, L. (2019). ''The Elite: The A–Z of Modern Special Operations Forces''. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, p.151
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[https://books.google.com/books?id=LZO2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA151]
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* 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.
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[https://books.google.com/books?id=BcAsBHZ4DLwC&pg=PA36]
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* Shanty, F. (2012). ''Counterterrorism: From the Cold War to the War on Terror'' [2 Volumes]. United States: ABC-CLIO, pp.81-82.
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[https://books.google.com/books?id=8uPNEAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA81]
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==References==
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Revision as of 02:18, 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

[1]

  • 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.

[2]

  • Shanty, F. (2012). Counterterrorism: From the Cold War to the War on Terror [2 Volumes]. United States: ABC-CLIO, pp.81-82.

[3]

References

  1. ↑ [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’". By Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel, Aug 13, 2015
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ 50 years since Sabena Flight 571 to Israel was hijacked. Jerusalem Report, via JPost, 5, 2022
  4. ↑ Sabena Flight 571/Operation Isotope