Operation Fire Magic: Can Special Forces Save 86 Hostages in 7 Minutes?

In 1988, following a deadly attack on a bus near Israel's nuclear facility, Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin ordered a high-stakes secret mission. Operating 1,500 miles from home, Israel’s elite special forces unit, Sayeret Matkal, alongside Mossad, planned "Operation Show of Force." Disguised as tourists and backed by naval and air support, commandos infiltrated Tunis to target PLO commander Abu Jihad inside his heavily guarded villa. This high-quality historical documentary reveals the intelligence, deceptive tactics, and dramatic execution behind one of the most ambitious special forces operations in modern military history. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. This channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com

Deep in the remote Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, two aid workers were ambushed and held for an $11 million ransom by a ruthless criminal gang. With the terrifying threat of the hostages being sold to the Taliban, a massive joint operation was mobilized, combining the world's most elite military units: the British SAS and the US Navy SEALs. "Operation Jubilee" details the intense 12-day timeline, utilizing high-altitude drone surveillance and extreme stealth tactics to pull off a flawless, simultaneous cave raid. Licensed to Little Dot Studios. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

Get ready for high-octane destruction as heavy demolition crews face extreme structural hazards, hidden traps, and brutal two-day deadlines. Watch as a veteran operator maneuvers a massive 33-ton excavator over a hidden 2-to-3-meter basement drop inside a 75-year-old abandoned orphanage that spans over 60 meters. Meanwhile, in Perth, a crew risks catastrophe dealing with squatter threats and explosive gas cylinders, all while another team races to safely extract 5 tons of deadly asbestos and a massive, stubborn tree stump in a race against the clock. Licensed to Little Dot Studios. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

Deep beneath Yellowstone National Park lies a 50-mile-wide ticking time bomb capable of unleashing an explosion 1,000 times more powerful than Mount St. Helens. With a massive magma chamber holding a lethal recipe of silica and explosive gases, a modern-day super-eruption would blast 1,500°F pyroclastic flows at hurricane speeds, obliterating 90% of life within a 60-mile radius. As a suffocating blanket of jagged glass ash spreads up to 1,000 miles away — choking out the sun and triggering a global 10°F temperature drop — scientists face a terrifying reality: no known technology can stop it. Licensed to Little Dot Studios. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

Inside Operation Moshtarak, the massive 2010 Allied offensive to reclaim the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in Helmand Province. Experience the raw combat reality faced by US Marines as they navigate deadly IED networks, elite sniper fire, and brutal room-to-room combat while attempting to execute President Obama’s counterinsurgency strategy. Licensed to Little Dot Studios. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

From Tobruk to El Alamein and Operation Torch, see how Montgomery's 8th Army broke Rommel and ended Axis power in North Africa. June 11, 1940: Italy enters the war, threatening Suez and Britain's lifelines. Outnumbered in men and aircraft, General Wavell faces 250,000 Italian troops with thin forces from Egypt to East Africa. Early raids give way to bold counterblows as Bardia falls and Tobruk is taken, but the arrival of General Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps reverses fortunes. The siege of Tobruk grinds on, Halfaya Pass is a bruising contest, and on 21 June 1942 Tobruk falls, which Churchill calls one of the heaviest blows he could recall. Churchill arrives with new leadership: General Alexander and General Montgomery. With fresh Sherman tanks and RAF cover, Monty launches Operation Lightfoot on 23 October 1942, a night-long barrage that shocks the Axis. Fighting through deep minefields and fierce counterattacks, the Allies wear the enemy down. Operation Supercharge on 2 November breaks the line and forces a retreat. The 8th Army pursues fast, regaining Mersa Matruh, recapturing Tobruk on 13 November