{"id":57843,"date":"2026-03-25T23:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/uganda-on-the-side-of-israel-amid-iran-war-defense-chief-claims\/25\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T23:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:40:32","slug":"uganda-on-the-side-of-israel-amid-iran-war-defense-chief-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/uganda-on-the-side-of-israel-amid-iran-war-defense-chief-claims\/25\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda &#8216;on the side of Israel&#8217; amid Iran war, defense chief claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Israel has a right to exist and attacks against her must stop,&#8221; Uganda\u2019s Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba said during a series of X\/Twitter posts expressing his support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Uganda\u2019s Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba expressed his support for Israel amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iran-rejects-us-proposal-end-161930889.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ongoing war with Iran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ongoing war with Iran&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ongoing war with Iran<\/a> in a series of posts on X\/Twitter Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We want the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/uae-ambassador-us-warns-against-214219906.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:war in the Middle East;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;war in the Middle East&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">war in the Middle East<\/a> to end now. The world is tired of it,&#8221; he wrote, adding that any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring Uganda into the war. &#8220;On the side of Israel!&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In another deleted post, he claimed that Uganda People&#8217;s Defense Force (UPDF), the country&#8217;s armed forces, will begin participating in the war &#8220;on the side of Israel&#8221; if it doesn&#8217;t end soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Israel has a right to exist and attacks against her must stop,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Later on Thursday, Kainerugaba said in another post that he offered the help of Ugandan defense forces to both the US and Israel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) walks with Uganda&#8217;s President Yoweri Museveni (R) after arriving to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the Entebbe airport in Uganda, July 4, 2016. (credit: REUTERS\/Presidential Press Unit\/Handout via REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We could have captured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/low-chance-us-iran-deal-215845928.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tehran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tehran&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tehran<\/a> in 72 hours without any bombing,&#8221; he claimed, &#8220;but of course they never listen to a black man. Why bomb people who support you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Uganda-Israel ties warming<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last month, Kainerugaba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-887293\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced in a post on X that Uganda will soon build a statue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;announced in a post on X that Uganda will soon build a statue&quot;}\" class=\"link \">announced in a post on X that Uganda will soon build a statue<\/a> honoring Lt.-Col. Yonatan \u201cYoni\u201d Netanyahu at Entebbe International Airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said the statue would be placed in the exact spot where Netanyahu was killed following the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight that led to the abduction of about 100 Jews and Israelis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kainerugaba said the monument is a symbol of the ties between the two countries, although no formal government announcement was made regarding the creation of the statue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prime Minister Netanyahu attended a memorial ceremony held at Entebbe Airport in 2016, marking the fortieth anniversary of Operation Jonathan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Forty years ago, they landed in the dead of night in a country led by a brutal dictator who gave refuge to terrorists. Today we landed in broad daylight in a friendly country led by a president who fights terrorists,&#8221; he said during his public remarks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/uganda-side-israel-amid-iran-015819451.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;Israel has a right to exist and attacks against her must stop,&rdquo; Uganda&rsquo;s Chief of Defense Forces Gen. 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