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Former IDF chief Gabi Ashkenazi on Syrian nuclear reactor: 'I made it a top priority'

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, who headed the military during Israel’s destruction of Syria’s nuclear reactor in 2007, told Ynet on Wednesday that he viewed the operation as a top priority.

 

“I placed this as a first and top priority for the IDF. It was obvious that we needed to kill this reactor without an escalation to war, but if there was a war, we had to be able to win it," he said. "I hoped that the citizens of Israel wouldn’t wake up at 3am to sirens.”

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.21.18, 08:22