Incident
incident:operation_orchard
Israeli military operation involving the 2007 bombing of a suspected Syrian nuclear facility.
Israeli military operation involving the 2007 bombing of a suspected Syrian nuclear facility.
“Consider Operation Orchard. This was kept secret for ten years but it’s now been unveiled.”
Israeli airstrike against a nuclear facility in Syria, cited as another conventional option.
“Operation Orchard was another airstrike that Israel did on a nuclear facility in Syria.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Syria | Explicit | 28 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | electronic warfare | Explicit | 28 |
| outgoing | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Unit 8200 | Uncertain | 28 |
Operation Orchard INVOLVES Syria
Operation Orchard is described as an Israeli strike on a suspected Syrian nuclear facility and Syrian air-defense system.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“In 2007 Syria was believed to be building a nuclear facility”
Operation Orchard INVOLVES electronic warfare
The episode says an electronic-warfare aircraft was used to make Syria's air-defense system display clear skies, although the specific Unit 8200 involvement is presented as rumor.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Another jet came with and an electronic warfare aircraft.”
Operation Orchard ASSOCIATED_WITH Unit 8200
Jack reports a rumor that Unit 8200 was responsible for using electronic warfare to disable Syria's air-defense system; he explicitly says this is only a rumor.
Uncertain Confidence 91% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Rumor has it that 8200 was responsible for using that electronic warfare aircraft to disable their air defense system, but that’s just a rumor.”