Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1981, Israel rụrụ ọrụ Opera na Ba'athist Iraq, nke ndị agha ụgbọelu Israel gbara bọmbụ ma merie ihe ọkụkụ nuklia Iraq nke a na-ewu na Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center dị nso na Baghdad; Iran wakporo ihe ọkụkụ ahụ ma mebie ya n'oge ọrụ ya bụ Scorch Sword, nke e mere otu afọ tupu mwakpo Israel n'etiti agha Iran-Iraq. N'oge Agha Gulf nke 1990-1991, Iraq mere mkpọsa rọketi megide Israel site n'ime
Kuwait nke ndị Iraq na-achị, nke ọ gbara egbe Scud 42 gbanwere (aha ya bụ Al-Hussein) na obodo ndị Israel na ebumnuche atụmatụ nke ịkpali Israel ka ọ malite mwakpo mmegwara ma nwee ike itinye njikọta nke mba dị iche iche nke United States guzobere megide Iraq, nke nwere nkwado zuru oke na onyinye dị ukwuu site na mba ndị Alakụba ndị ọzọ; Israel azaghị mwakpo ndị Iraq na-awakpo ya n'ihi nrụgide ndị America, na Iraq enweghị ike ịchọta nkwado maka ọrụ ya na Kuwait.