Israel confirms it carried out 2007 airstrike on Syrian nuclear reactor

Intelligence minister says attack in Syria is a ‘clear message’ to Iran it won’t allow its enemies acquire nuclear weapons

Israel’s military has gone public for the first time to confirm a 2007 airstrike on a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor, announcing details of a night-time attack its intelligence minister said provides a clear warning to Iran.

In a secret operation that has been extensively speculated on for a decade, Israel said it sent four F-16 fighters hundreds of miles into Syria on 6 September 2007, to bomb the partially completed Al-Kubar facility near Deir ez-Zor.

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