Operation Solomon was a covert Israeli military airlift that took place on May 24–25, 1991, to rescue over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews from Addis Ababa to Israel.

Operation Solomon was a covert Israeli military airlift that took place on May 24–25, 1991, to rescue over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews from Addis Ababa to Israel. Over the span of 36 hours, 35 Israeli aircraft flew continuously to complete the mission, with one El Al Boeing 747 setting an unbeaten world record by carrying 1,122 passengers in a single flight.