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A technician works to destroy the United States' chemical weapons stockpile at the US Army Pueblo Chemical Depot, June 8, 2023, in Pueblo, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
July 7, 2023, 8:23 am
US finally destroying the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile
Officials believe initiative will encourage other countries to comply with 1997 international Chemical Weapons Convention – which Israel has signed but not ratified
By Andrew DeMillo, Thomas Peipert and DYLAN LOVAN
Security forces hold a drill simulating a chemical terror attack at the Allenby light rail station in Tel Aviv, on November 22, 2022. (Defense Ministry)
November 23, 2022, 1:57 am
Forces drill for massive chemical terror attack on new Tel Aviv light rail
Over 1,000 members of security and emergency services, hundreds of mock victims participate in exercise at three locations along soon-to-open transport system
By Emanuel Fabian
The new Allenby underground station of the light rail Red Line in Tel Aviv, June 23, 2022. Some of the mass transit system runs underground. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 20, 2022, 12:44 pm
Chemical terror attack to be simulated on Tel Aviv light rail
Defense Ministry holding joint drill with army, police, fire services, health ministry and municipality at various points along soon-to-open transport system
By Emanuel Fabian
A volunteer of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces walks on the debris of a car wash destroyed by a Russian bombing in Baryshivka, east of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
March 12, 2022, 8:14 am
Russian military pushes towards Kyiv as ‘unimaginable tragedy’ looms
Report says some Russian troops bringing ‘chem-bio suits’ amid warnings of possible false flag attack; Zelensky appeals to mothers of Russian troops: Don’t let your kids go to war
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern speaks during a conference for Young Leadership programs, at Haifa University, on April 11, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 14, 2021, 10:36 pm
After Israel reported to hit Syria chemical site, minister says WMDs unacceptable
Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern refuses to directly comment on Washington Post story claiming Israel struck facilities after identifying Assad effort to restart program
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Smoke billows following an alleged Israeli airstrike south of Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2020. (AFP)
December 13, 2021, 7:44 pm
Israeli jets bombed chemical weapon sites in Syria — report
Washington Post says strikes hit facilities near Damascus and Homs in March 2020 and June 2021, after Jerusalem identified efforts to restart illegal program
By ToI Staff
File: Amir Hatami listens during the Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2018. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
March 16, 2021, 6:08 pm
Iran’s defense minister says country must ready for nuclear, chemical attacks
Amir Hatami warns ‘enemies of humanity’ will use any means to achieve war goals, including biological warfare
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A man suffering a seizure, from a video reporting to show victims of the chemical attack outside Damascus on August 21, 2013. (Screenshot: YouTube)
March 2, 2021, 1:10 pm
Syrian chemical attack survivors urge France to investigate 2013 atrocities
Director of Syrian Archive says he compiled ‘extensive evidence’ on alleged war crimes against civilians outside of Damascus
By AP
IDF soldiers in chemical protection suits hold an exercise simulating a chemical attack as part of a nationwide civil defense exercise in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, on March 20, 2007. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
October 19, 2020, 5:56 pm
IDF unprepared for chemical attacks, comptroller report warns
Investigation finds combat troops insufficiently trained to fight in the event of chemical warfare, cleanup units also unready; military says it is working to address problem
By Judah Ari Gross
This photo provided Tuesday, April 4, 2017 by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows victims of a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. (Edlib Media Center, via AP)
April 8, 2020, 8:14 pm
In first, watchdog says Syria responsible for 2017 chemical attacks
Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Assad regime behind use of sarin and chlorine against civilians in Lataminah
By Jan Hennop
In this April 4, 2017 file photo, victims of a suspected chemical weapons attack lie on the ground, in Khan Sheikhoun, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. (Alaa Alyousef via AP, File)
February 17, 2019, 10:45 am
Syrian regime linked to over 300 chemical attacks – report
Global Public Policy Institute calls on international community to target regime’s helicopter fleet to prevent delivery of chemical munitions
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Two Italian explosive police experts walk their sniffer dogs on the stairs of the sanctuary of Madonna di Bonaria in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP/Pier Paolo Cito)
November 28, 2018, 4:27 pm
Palestinian arrested in Italy for plotting to poison town’s water supply
Police say suspect linked to Islamic State, planned to put ricin or anthrax in Sardinian town’s water; cousin arrested in September on suspicion of plotting to poison Lebanese army
By Federico Maccioni and ToI Staff
This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Bunker in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. (Department of Defense via AP)
April 19, 2018, 11:53 pm
Assad still has ‘limited’ chemical capability, Pentagon says
After strikes, Syrian government forces contemplating using chemical weapons again ‘have to look over their shoulder and be worried that we are looking at them’
By AFP
Illustrative - The Damascus sky lights up missile fire, as the US launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the capital, early Saturday, April 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
April 14, 2018, 11:47 pm
Western strikes won’t change the bloody course of Syrian history
As with last year’s US strike on Assad for chemical weapons use, Trump’s new attack, again cheered by Israel, will be no game-changer. If anything, it could embolden Iran
By Raphael Ahren
A UN Security Council emergency meeting breaks up on April 13, 2018 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
April 13, 2018, 9:34 pm
UN chief warns against war as world probes Syria gas attack
Nikki Haley says ‘at one point, you have to do something,’ Russia accuses the UK of staging chemical attack
By Carole LANDRY
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