Israeli military confirms it hit Syrian nuclear site in 2007 | NZ Herald

A still frame taken from video material released on March 21, 2018 shows a combination image of what the Israeli military describes is before and after an Israeli air strike on a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor site near Deir al-Zor on Sept 6, 2007. IDF/Handout via Reuters TV ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS IMAGE. FOR REUTERS CUSTOMERS ONLY.

The Israeli military confirmed on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time) it carried out the 2007 airstrike in Syria that destroyed what was believed to be a nuclear reactor, lifting the veil of secrecy over one of its most daring and mysterious operations in recent memory.

Although Israel was widely believed to have been behind the September 6, 2007, airstrike, it has never before commented publicly on it.

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