 In 1961, shares of Solel Boneh were first traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.Israeli firms, such as Solel Boneh, were often involved in building projects in Africa during the 1960s and 1970s.One reason Operation Entebbe in 1976 was so well-planned was that the building in which the hostages were being held had been built by Solel Boneh, which still had the blueprints, and supplied them to the government of Israel.