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Operation Orchard

Before and after satellite images of the Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar, which was reportedly struck by Israel in 2007.(AP/DigitalGlobe)
September 6, 2022, 5:25 pm
As Iran talks reach height, IDF reveals 2002 intel doc on Syria’s pursuit of nukes
Declassified top-secret paper shows Israel knew Damascus was seeking to develop military nuclear abilities earlier than previously thought
By Emanuel Fabian
Before and after satellite images of the Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar, which was reportedly struck by Israel in 2007.(AP/DigitalGlobe)
June 6, 2018, 6:12 am
MKs warned about Syria’s nuke plans years before 2007 reactor strike – report
Committee headed by Yuval Steinitz sent PM Sharon a memo in 2004 saying that Damascus was working on a nuclear program
By ToI Staff
Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo speaks at a conference in memory of his predecessor as head of the spy agency, Meir Dagan, on March 21, 2018. (Tamir Bergig)
March 22, 2018, 12:09 pm
Reactor strike gives way to radioactive reactions: 9 things to know for March 22
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
By Joshua Davidovich
A site in western Syria suspected of housing a potential nuclear facility, captured on June 19, 2014. (Google Earth)
March 22, 2018, 11:30 am
As Israel fetes 2007 strike on Syria nuclear reactor, is Assad building another?
A US think tank revisits claims that the regime is constructing an underground facility, finding worrying questions but no real answers
By Judah Ari Gross
An F-16I fighter jet of the Israeli Air Force's 253rd Squadron prepares to take off during an operation to bomb a Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir Ezzor on September 5, 2007. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 21, 2018, 5:15 pm
From Osirak to Iran scientists: Other nuclear-related attacks linked to Israel
Aside from destruction of Syrian and Iraqi reactors, covert assassinations and computer viruses have also been attributed to the Jewish state
By AFP
An F-16I fighter jet of the Israeli Air Force's 119th Squadron prepares to take off during an operation to bomb a Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir Ezzor on September 5, 2007. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 21, 2018, 2:05 pm
Blast from the past: 8 things to know for March 21
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
By Joshua Davidovich
Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo speaks at a conference in memory of his predecessor as head of the spy agency, Meir Dagan, on March 21, 2018. (Tamir Bergig)
March 21, 2018, 1:50 pm
Ex-Mossad chief: Only ‘luck’ corrected ‘intelligence failure’ on Syria
Tamir Pardo queries Israel’s decision, 10 years after blowing up Assad’s nuclear reactor, to confirm responsibility for the strike
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting of his Yisrael Beytenu party at the Knesset on March 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 21, 2018, 12:02 pm
Ministers threaten Iran as details of 2007 strike on Syria emerge
Liberman warns ‘enemies’ that IDF has grown even stronger, while intelligence minister vows ‘Israel will never allow countries like Iran… to have nuclear weapons’
By Michael Bachner
Avigdor Liberman (left) and Tzipi Livni shaking hands in January 2013. (Flash90)
March 21, 2018, 10:14 am
Engineers of Syrian nuclear reactor strike hail it as ‘historic’ and ‘brave’
Officials recount details of newly acknowledged 2007 operation and issue warning to present-day ‘enemies,’ notably Iran
By Michael Bachner
A pilot and navigator from the Israeli Air Force's 253rd Squadron prepare for an operation to bomb a Syrian nuclear reactor in Deir Ezzor on September 5, 2007. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 21, 2018, 5:00 am
Ending a decade of silence, Israel confirms it blew up Assad’s nuclear reactor
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
By Judah Ari Gross
Syrian rebels stand in the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in the neighborhood of Karam Tarab near Aleppo International Airport, in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, February 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
February 23, 2013, 6:30 pm
In Aleppo, battle for control over airport intensifies
Fighting centers on section of highway linking airport with the commercial hub of the nation, which the rebels have cut off
By AP and Yoel Goldman
Before and after satellite images of the Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar, which was reportedly struck by Israel in 2007.(AP/DigitalGlobe)
February 23, 2013, 9:26 am
Syrian rebels claim to seize nuclear facility
Al-Kibar site, described as a research center, is believed to have housed a nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel in 2007
By Yoel Goldman
Before and after satellite images of the Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar, which was reportedly struck by Israel in 2007.(AP/DigitalGlobe)
September 10, 2012, 1:55 pm
Israel used 17 tons of explosives to destroy Syrian reactor in 2007, magazine says
Mossad agents stole key information on Assad’s nuclear project from Vienna home of Syrian atomic agency head, New Yorker claims
By Aaron Kalman
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