Former Mossad official: 'Don't panic over reports on Site 99 in Syria'

A former senior Mossad official is urging the public not to panic over reports about Site 99 in Syria, clarifying that the main danger was already removed in September 2007, when the Israeli Air Force destroyed the facility in Deir ez-Zor. He adds that Israel has been monitoring the remaining materials for years to prevent the process from resuming, and praises the intelligence achievement in the American strike on Fordow.

A former senior Mossad official, whose identity was not disclosed, addressed reports about "Site 99" in Syria and reassured: "Don't panic." According to him, the real danger was already removed in September 2007, in an operation in which the Israeli Air Force completely destroyed the facility in Deir ez-Zor, which was on its way to becoming a plutonium production reactor for military enrichment. He explained that what is happening now is "going from the end to the beginning": the reactor was destroyed and some of the materials disappeared, but Israel has been monitoring what remains for years to ensure no one tries to start over. He praised the work and noted that it demonstrates the ability to close nuclear projects of dangerous regimes, including Assad and al-Julani. He also addressed achievements against Iran: "extraordinary intelligence" allowed American planes to hit a site located 90 or 100 meters under a mountain, eliminating "the most dangerous and fortified site" in the nuclear program. Regarding the fall of the regime, he said the Kurdish militias would not have been able to bring about a coup, and such a move would have created problems with the Turks.