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Operation Outside the Box

Attack
Operation Outside the Box, also known as Operation Orchard, was an Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear reactor, referred to as the Al Kibar site, in the Deir ez-Zor region of Syria, which occurred just after midnight on 6 September 2007. Wikipedia
Date: September 6, 2007
Casualties: 10 North Korean nuclear scientists allegedly killed
Executed by: F-15I Ra'am fighters; F-16I Sufa fighters; 1 ELINT aircraft; 1 helicopter; Shaldag special forces
Operational scope: Strategic bombing run
Planned by: Israeli Air Force