{"id":60888,"date":"2026-07-12T21:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/herzog-hosts-entebbe-commemoration-ceremony-emphasizes-state-responsibility-to-protect-israelis\/12\/07\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T21:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:36:02","slug":"herzog-hosts-entebbe-commemoration-ceremony-emphasizes-state-responsibility-to-protect-israelis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/herzog-hosts-entebbe-commemoration-ceremony-emphasizes-state-responsibility-to-protect-israelis\/12\/07\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Herzog hosts Entebbe commemoration ceremony, emphasizes state responsibility to protect Israelis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netanyahu, Zamir, and Herzog spoke about the ongoing war with Iran, using lessons from Operation Entebbe to contextualize Israel&#8217;s actions since October 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">President Isaac Herzog hosted a ceremony commemorating 50 years since Operation Entebbe at the president&#8217;s residence in Jerusalem on Sunday, underscoring Israel&#8217;s responsibility to protect its citizens in the war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was joined by his wife, First Lady Michal Herzog, Prime Minister <a data-ylk=\"slk:Benjamin Netanyahu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/israel-sets-election-date-october-172045888.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. They sat among <a data-ylk=\"slk:Entebbe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/former-hostages-return-entebbe-confronting-194247419.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Entebbe<\/a> survivors and their families along with veterans from the Uganda hostage rescue mission in 1976.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Operation Yonatan [Entebbe] was one of the most extraordinary operations in Israel&#8217;s history,&#8221; Herzog said at the event. &#8220;It was also a moral declaration. On that night, the State of Israel established a principle that still resonates in our generation: there are borders to the state, but there is no limit to our responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The president went on to identify the evening as a reminder of Israel&#8217;s commitment to protecting and rescuing the &#8220;sons and daughters&#8221; of the land, no matter where they are in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Zamir;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/idf-chief-awards-us-air-114101608.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zamir<\/a> echoed Herzog&#8217;s sentiment, contextualizing the Entebbe anniversary against the backdrop of the landscape in Israel since October 7.<\/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-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/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-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>President Isaac Herzog speaks at Entebbe state ceremony in Jerusalem on July 12. (credit: MAAYAN TOAF \/ GPO)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We march with resolve and a sense of historic responsibility along those same paths, near and far, to secure the safety of our citizens,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This has been our guiding compass since that night in Entebbe, and all the more so since October 7th, rooted in a deep and clear understanding: we, and we alone, are responsible for the lives and safety of our citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">US-Iran escalations evoke lessons from Entebbe<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The July 12 event came in the wake of recent re-escalations in the current war as the <a data-ylk=\"slk:US and Iran began trading strikes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/iran-fires-three-ballistic-missiles-185415340.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">US and Iran began trading strikes<\/a> once again. Netanyahu took the opportunity to discuss the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It taught the world that it is possible, and necessary, to stand firm against bloodthirsty terrorists, to strike them, and to defeat them,&#8221; the prime minister said. &#8220;That is what we are doing in the current war: we are systematically dismantling the Iranian axis of evil, which sought to advance its plan for Israel&#8217;s destruction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netanyahu&#8217;s older brother, Yonatan &#8220;Yoni&#8221; Netanyahu, was the only soldier killed in the Entebbe rescue mission, alongside three Israeli hostages. 102 others were rescued after a plane was hijacked on its way from Tel Aviv to Paris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There is not a day that I don&#8217;t think of Yoni. There is not a day that I don&#8217;t consult with Yoni. I am certain the same is true for others. The spirit of Entebbe continues within us, and it guides the path of our heroic soldiers today as well,&#8221; Netanyahu added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Operation Entebbe marked its official 50th anniversary on July 3 with a number of events, memorials, and formal addresses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/herzog-hosts-entebbe-commemoration-ceremony-005357559.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu, Zamir, and Herzog spoke about the ongoing war with Iran, using lessons from Operation Entebbe to contextualize Israel&rsquo;s actions since October<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/herzog-hosts-entebbe-commemoration-ceremony-emphasizes-state-responsibility-to-protect-israelis\/12\/07\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/747cd843f51e1ca254860070c96609ac853974298afd17b5bb0e729fa6279e59\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w640_h426;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fjerusalem_post_articles_818%2Fc4c0398f35c2bf124fc16a58af6cf5c8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}