The Times of Israel

As Iran talks reach height, IDF reveals 2002 intel doc on Syria’s pursuit of nukes

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:25:49 +0000

Declassified top-secret paper shows Israel knew Damascus was seeking to develop military nuclear abilities earlier than previously thought

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MKs warned about Syria’s nuke plans years before 2007 reactor strike – report

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 03:12:55 +0000

Committee headed by Yuval Steinitz sent PM Sharon a memo in 2004 saying that Damascus was working on a nuclear program

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Reactor strike gives way to radioactive reactions: 9 things to know for March 22

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:09:09 +0000

With the Syria attack 'secret' out of the box, officials seek credit and point fingers, creating such a toxic atmosphere some wish the news had stayed under wraps

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As Israel fetes 2007 strike on Syria nuclear reactor, is Assad building another?

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 09:30:52 +0000

A US think tank revisits claims that the regime is constructing an underground facility, finding worrying questions but no real answers

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From Osirak to Iran scientists: Other nuclear-related attacks linked to Israel

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:15:44 +0000

Aside from destruction of Syrian and Iraqi reactors, covert assassinations and computer viruses have also been attributed to the Jewish state

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Blast from the past: 8 things to know for March 21

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:05:59 +0000

With the open secret now out, coverage looks at details of the 2007 raid on a Syrian nuclear reactor, the intel failures leading up to it and why it was kept under wraps until now

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Ex-Mossad chief: Only ‘luck’ corrected ‘intelligence failure’ on Syria

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:50:28 +0000

Tamir Pardo queries Israel's decision, 10 years after blowing up Assad's nuclear reactor, to confirm responsibility for the strike

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Ministers threaten Iran as details of 2007 strike on Syria emerge

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:02:01 +0000

Liberman warns 'enemies' that IDF has grown even stronger, while intelligence minister vows 'Israel will never allow countries like Iran... to have nuclear weapons'

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Engineers of Syrian nuclear reactor strike hail it as ‘historic’ and ‘brave’

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:14:22 +0000

Officials recount details of newly acknowledged 2007 operation and issue warning to present-day 'enemies,' notably Iran

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Ending a decade of silence, Israel confirms it blew up Assad’s nuclear reactor

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 03:00:44 +0000

Announcement about 2007’s ‘Operation Orchard' sure to remind Iran what happened to last country with atomic ambitions, though real reason for divulging now may be more humdrum

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In Aleppo, battle for control over airport intensifies

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:30:08 +0000

Fighting centers on section of highway linking airport with the commercial hub of the nation, which the rebels have cut off

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Syrian rebels claim to seize nuclear facility

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:26:37 +0000

Al-Kibar site, described as a research center, is believed to have housed a nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel in 2007

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Israel used 17 tons of explosives to destroy Syrian reactor in 2007, magazine says

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:55:23 +0000

Mossad agents stole key information on Assad's nuclear project from Vienna home of Syrian atomic agency head, New Yorker claims

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