The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chemical-weapons/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png chemical weapons | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chemical-weapons/ 32 32 Syria locates materials from Assad’s chemical weapons program, arrests suspects https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-locates-materials-from-assads-chemical-weapons-program-arrests-suspects/ Tue, 26 May 2026 18:55:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3831090 More than 70 rockets and aerial bombs uncovered, as well as raw ingredients for the production of sarin, which was used on Syrians during the 14-year civil ​war

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]]> Israel strikes drug factory in Iran, says it made fentanyl for chemical weapons R&D https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-strikes-drug-factory-in-iran-says-it-made-fentanyl-for-chemical-weapons-rd/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:53:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3792899 Iran says factory makes cancer drugs; top Quds force engineer killed in airstrike; IDF says all 'critical' assets of Iran's arms industry will be targeted by Wednesday

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]]> European nations accuse Kremlin of using dart frog toxin to poison Alexei Navalny https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-nations-accuse-kremlin-of-using-dart-frog-toxin-to-poison-alexei-navalny/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:56:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3754471 Group of 5 countries reveals that testing 'confirmed the presence of epibatidine' in body of Russian opposition leader, whose widow says 'murderer' Putin 'must be held accountable'

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]]> Russia’s top WMD general killed by bomb in Moscow in apparent Ukrainian operation https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-russian-general-killed-by-bomb-in-moscow-in-apparent-ukrainian-operation/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:53:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3441278 Ukrainian source says Igor Kirillov, head of 'Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection' forces, killed in special op after he allegedly deployed chemical weapons on battlefield

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]]> As Assad ousted, Israeli jets destroy his deadly arsenals before they fall to rebels https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-assad-falls-israeli-jets-destroy-his-deadly-arsenals-before-they-fall-to-rebels/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:19:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3435298 IAF strikes target missile depots, air defenses, chemical sites amid fears that advanced arms could fall into hands of hostile groups; IDF seizes buffer zone, in first since 1974

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]]> IDF bolsters forces on Syria border as rebels appear set to capture Homs https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-bolsters-forces-on-syria-border-as-rebels-appear-set-to-capture-homs/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:33:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3434184 Israel said to strike Syrian chemical weapons cache for fear it will fall into wrong hands, amid assessment Assad's military crumbling in face of jihadi group's lightning offensive

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]]> Herzog: Hamas brought instructions on making chemical weapons to Oct. 7 onslaught https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-hamas-brought-instructions-on-making-chemical-weapons-to-oct-7-onslaught/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 21:42:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3132073 President says terrorist from Gaza had USB with material copied from al-Qaeda on 'dispersing cyanide'; meets with relatives of hostages, vows 'to do everything' to bring them home

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]]> US finally destroying the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-finally-destroying-the-last-of-its-declared-chemical-weapons-stockpile/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 05:23:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3047669 Officials believe initiative will encourage other countries to comply with 1997 international Chemical Weapons Convention - which Israel has signed but not ratified

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]]> Syria blasts chemical watchdog report on 2018 attack as pandering to Western nations https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-blasts-chemical-watchdog-report-on-2018-attack-as-pandering-to-western-nations/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:53:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2941842 Damascus regime's representative in Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says group's findings based on 'serious irregularities and defects'

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]]> Chemical weapons watchdog blames Syria’s air force for deadly 2018 chlorine attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/chemical-weapons-watchdog-blames-syrias-air-force-for-deadly-2018-chlorine-attack/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:27:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2936455 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigation finds 'reasonable grounds to believe' helicopter dropped two cylinders containing gas, killing 43

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]]> ‘Don’t. Don’t’: Biden warns Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/dont-dont-biden-warns-putin-against-using-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:32:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2838520 US president says such a step by Putin, who's losing ground in Ukraine, 'would change the face of war unlike anything since World War II'; they'd become even 'more of a pariah'

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]]> Chemical weapons use by Russian ally Syria fuels Ukrainian fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/chemical-weapons-use-by-russian-ally-syria-fuels-ukrainian-fears/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:25:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2745591 Head of rights group says lack of punishment for those behind Syrian attacks 'lowers the threshold for the use of such weapons' in the future

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]]> Russian chemical attack in Ukraine will draw Western response, UK minister warns https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-chemical-attack-in-ukraine-will-draw-western-response-uk-minister-warns/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:20:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2744476 Armed forces minister James Heappey says 'all possible options' on the table if Putin uses chemical weapons, after Ukraine accuses Russia of using 'poisonous substance' in Mariupol

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]]> Ukraine unit accuses Russia of using chemical weapons; UN calls to probe rapes https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-unit-accuses-russia-of-using-chemical-weapons-un-calls-to-probe-rapes/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:31:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2744361 UK says its working to verify allegations Russia used chemical agent in Mariupol; UN also calls for greater protection of Ukrainian children, says two-thirds are displaced

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]]> Biden lands in Poland as US says it won’t use chemical weapons even if Russia does https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-lands-in-poland-as-us-says-it-wont-use-chemical-weapons-even-if-russia-does/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:49:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2732782 Jake Sullivan says there's a 'convergence' among Western leaders on how they'd respond

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