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Report: Israel Knew Syrian Target Wasn’t a Nuclear Site

HeadlineFeb 05, 2008

A new report from New Yorker correspondent Seymour Hersh says there is no evidence that the Syrian facility bombed by Israel last September was involved in nuclear weapons. Israel says it launched the attack based on intelligence of nuclear activity. But citing American, Israeli and Syrian sources, Hersh says Israel did not know what it was targeting. Hersh says Israel’s main objective was to send a message to Iran.

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