In 1968, Israel's airline El Al experienced its first and only hijacking when members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) took over the plane that was en route from London to Israel and diverted the plane to Algiers. Nearly a month later, all of the hostages had been released in exchange for 16 convicted Arab prisoners. Additional Vocabulary:

נוֹסְעִים	travelers	גָרוֹן	throat
אִרגוּן	organization	דֶגֶם	Model, type
לְהִיוָּסֵד , נוֹסַד	To be established	כמתוכנן	As planned
מוּצהָר , מוּצְהֶרֶת	declared	לִפְרוֹץ , פָּרַץ	To breach, break into, he broke into
מִימוּן	financing	לְהִתְנַגֵּד , הִתְנַגֵּד	(here) to resist, he resisted
לְהַחְלִיט , הֶחְלִיטוּ	To decide, they decided	הקָצִין הרִאשׁוֹן	The first officer
פְּעִילוּת	activity	לְהַפִּיל את , מַפִּיל	To drop
לִירוֹת ,  יָרָה	To shoot, he shot	נְחִיתָה	Landing

Udi Ben-Ari