Speculation is swirling regarding Israel's air attack on Syria this week.
According to the
New York Times, Israel has identified a nuclear installation in Syria backed by North Korea. An
Arab newspaper in Israel reported that the site of the attack was a missile station financed by Iran, and that it was completely destroyed.
In any case, Israel is not talking, with the Prime Minister's Office claiming that it is looking into reports of the attack.
Israeli insiders, however, have reported that this was something definitely something big:
The Airstrike in Syria Is a Secret that Cannot Be Kept
It is now a matter of time before the main elements of the story are released to the media. Both the Syrian and the Israeli leadership have been extraordinarily silent about this. According to European diplomats, the Syrians have made it clear that Israeli silence over the incident is "worthy." The Syrians are not talking about the "strategic" target that was bombed in their territory - according to the Lebanese press.