FILE PHOTO: An Israeli youth waves a national flag during a rally in the coastal city of Ashkelon showing solidarity with the country’s armed forces, June 6, 2010. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
March 21, 2018
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military formally acknowledged on Wednesday its destruction of a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007, saying the air strike removed a major threat to Israel and the region and was a “message” to others.
Wednesday’s announcement was made after a more than 10-year military censorship order, barring Israeli official from discussing the operation, was lifted.
(Writing by Dan Williams)
