"The Israeli government, the Israel Defence Forces and the Mossad prevented Syria from developing nuclear capability. Israel's policy was and remains consistent — to prevent our enemies from arming themselves with nuclear weapons," Netanyahu wrote in Hebrew on Twitter. At the time of the 2007 strike, Syria accused Israel of invading its airspace, but gave no further details about the target. Wednesday's announcement also indicated the Syrian reactor was much closer to completion than previously reported. "Imagine what situation we would be in today if there was a nuclear reactor in Syria," Norkin said.

Source: CBC News March 21, 2018 12:14 UTC