FWIW could us Brits have carried out a rescue. Probably but it wouldn't have been quite so stunning.It would likely have involved 4 Operators in a taxi with a local guide, a lot of tea, a great deal of walking and some backhanders to some local dignitary.
The Israelis have anti-regime contacts that would have been happy to have helped in return for exfitration and dosh for a small fraction of the price of a C-130
But Bibi is wise enough not to upstage his unwitting puppet
