Israel rarely, if ever, confirms or denies its overseas military operations. The following attacks, however, are among those widely attributed to Israel:
September 2007: Bombing of Syrian Nuclear Reactor
A nuclear reactor built by Syria with assistance from Iran and North Korea is bombed.
January 2009: Attack on Convoy in Sudan
Israel fighter-bombers, backed by unmanned drones, strike a 23-truck convoy in the Sudanese desert carrying weapons for Hamas. During the 2,800-kilometre flight to Sudan and back, the Israeli aircraft refuel over the Red Sea. Gaza-bound convoys carrying weapons for Hamas. Some 119 people are reportedly killed in the attack.
April 2011: Bombing of Sudanese Vehicle
Israel attacks a vehicle in Sudan carrying weapons bound for Hamas.
December 2011: Air Strike on Two Convoys in Sudan
Israeli warplanes strike two weapons shipments from Iran, killing two people.
October 2012: Bombing of Iranian Weapons Factory
Israel bombs an Iranian weapons factory south of Khartoum, Sudan's capital.
