A state event to mark the 50th anniversary of Operation "Thunderball", which became Operation Entebbe, will be held in the presence of Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Herzog and Chief of Staff Zamir • The operation, which began with the hijacking of an Air France plane by German and Palestinian terrorists and ended with a mythical rescue in the heart of Africa - cost the life of the patrol commander of the General Staff Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, after whom the operation was later named