Fifty years after the historic Operation Entebbe, a statue of Yoni Netanyahu has been dedicated at the site of the 1976 raid in Uganda. Yoni Netanyahu, the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was the only Israeli soldier killed during the mission to rescue over 100 hostages held by hijackers at the airport.

The ceremony was attended by Ugandan military officials, who used the occasion to honor both the fallen commander and the four hostages who were killed during the standoff. The project holds a personal significance for the Ugandan military leadership; the head of the Ugandan military previously stated that he felt compelled to build the memorial after receiving a directive in a dream, which he attributed to 'My God Jesus Christ.'

While the event serves as a historical marker for the rescue operation, the involvement of Ugandan military leadership in the memorialization process highlights the complex legacy of the event in the host country. The unveiling marks a rare moment of public commemoration at the site, bridging the historical memory of the Israeli military operation with contemporary Ugandan perspectives.