Now declassified footage from Operation Outside the Box has been released by the Israeli Government. It shows the destruction of a Syrian nuclear reactor near Deir ez-Zor.

Operation Outside the Box was a joint Israel and American air and intelligence operation conducted in 2007 to destroy a Syrian nuclear reactor. While Syria denies that the target was to build weaponized nuclear materials, Central Intelligence Agency intelligence collecting and analysis believed that to be a lie which is why the Israelis conducted this air strike.

The raid was carried out by Israeli Air Force (IAF) 69 Squadron F-15Is, and 119 Squadron and 253 Squadron F-16Is, and an ELINT aircraft. It is believed that at least 8 aircraft were utilized to conduct this operation.