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Suspected narcotics found in the possession of two suspected drug dealers, August 2025. (Israel Police)
September 2, 2025, 11:10 am
Kindergarten teacher arrested with half a kilo of cocaine
Woman, along with another suspect, nabbed with drugs police believe they were selling, and a large sum of money
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man rolls and sells cigarettes on a street in Khan Younis, on the southern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
May 19, 2025, 8:59 pm
3 Israelis indicted for smuggling drugs and cigarettes into Gaza via drones
Police say smuggling is a security threat since drones could fall into Hamas’s hands; Danish authorities nab man for selling drones to terror group to be used in attack
By Charlie Summers and AFP
Shye Klein-Weinstein, a 28-year-old survivor of the October 7, 2023, massacre by Palestinian terrorists, poses for a picture at a memorial to the victims of the Nova Musical Festival in Kibbutz Re'im in southern Israel on March 30, 2025. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
April 14, 2025, 6:28 pm
Nova survivors who took MDMA at festival are coping better with trauma, study finds
Researcher says revelers who were under influence of drug before Oct. 7 massacre still exhibit high levels of trauma, but feel more supported, sleep better than those who weren’t
By Ruth Eglash
A Teva Pharmaceuticals logistics center in Shoham, January 7, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90)
December 17, 2024, 11:51 pm
Teva soars on ‘positive’ trial results for inflammatory bowel disease treatment
Patients treated with antibody ‘duvakitug,’ jointly developed with French drug-maker Sanofi, achieved a higher rate of clinical remission
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Volunteers pack donations of food and other necessities for Israeli soldiers and citizens in the south, in Tel Aviv, October 9, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash9)
September 8, 2024, 4:16 pm
IDF investigating civilians giving hashish cookies to soldiers
Three soldiers who ate the donated cookies over the weekend fell ill, sought medical assistance
By ToI Staff
Portraits are exhibited behind a noose as a placard reads, 'Executions pro day,' in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a demonstration by supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Berlin, Germany on February 10, 2024. (STEFANIE LOOS / AFP)
September 2, 2024, 11:05 pm
UN experts express alarm as they say Iran executed more than 400 people this year
Iran not complying with international execution requirements as 41 people put to death over drug offenses in August alone, say independent experts
By AFP
Photos of drugs seized by police during an operation that saw the arrest of four Israelis and four foreign nationals in Greece on Tuesday. (Israel Police)
August 13, 2024, 4:50 pm
4 Israelis nabbed in Greece as part of major drug bust
Four non-Israelis also apprehended; 150kg of MDMA, ketamine, cannabis seized from suspects who were allegedly part of a drug ring smuggling illicit substances to Israel by sea
By ToI Staff and Reuters
This picture taken on July 27, 2022, shows a view of sacks of confiscated captagon pills at the judicial police headquarters in the town of Kafarshima south of Lebanon's capital Beirut. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)
June 5, 2024, 2:17 pm
Jordan makes biggest bust of ‘ISIS drug’ in years on border with Saudi Arabia
Authorities in the Hashemite Kingdom find millions of captagon pills hidden in construction vehicles at the end of a weeks-long operation
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Woman holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, in Front Royal, Virginia, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
May 3, 2024, 9:04 pm
Weight loss drug Wegovy arrives in Israel, ending off-label use of Ozempic
With the drug purchased privately and often requiring injections of increasing doses, users face high ongoing monthly prices
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Michal Tsur, co-founder of Remepy (left) and the biotech startup's board member former prime minister Naftali Bennett. (Courtesy)
May 1, 2024, 11:24 pm
Israeli startup to pioneer hybrid app–drug combinations for tailored treatment
Remepy raises $15m to combine digital therapeutic software with traditional medicine; former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Merck’s global head of R&D join board
By Sharon Wrobel
Screenshot showing medication packages from IDF video shot inside a tunnel beneath Khan Younis where 12 hostages were held. The video was released on February 7, 2024. (Courtesy of IDF)
February 8, 2024, 11:12 pm
Footage shows medication packages in Gaza tunnel where hostages were held
Boxes of drugs include anti-fungal vaginal tablets, insulin syringes and hypothyroidism treatment, as Israel awaits proof of delivery of medicine weeks after deal
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Smoke billows from an airstrike in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on August 26, 2023. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
January 18, 2024, 4:35 pm
At least 9 said killed in south Syria in strike likely launched by Jordan on drug ops
Smugglers have been using Jordan as corridor to smuggle addictive amphetamines out of Syria and into oil-rich Arab Gulf states
By BASSEM MROUE
Drugs and medical equipment being sorted for distribution at Haverim LeRefuah's situation room in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv. (Courtesy, Haverim LeRefuah)
November 14, 2023, 12:55 am
NGO redistributing unused drugs looks to ramp up activities during war
After supplying army and community defense teams, Haverim LeRefuah seeks additional donations of drugs, equipment, cash to help evacuees
By Sue Surkes
Merck's new antiviral medication molnupiravir. (Merck & Co. via AP, File)
September 25, 2023, 7:17 pm
New study suggests anti-COVID drug may be causing virus to mutate
Merck’s molnupiravir has been used in Israel and other countries since late 2021 to treat symptomatic patients with risk factors that could lead to hospitalization or death
By Renee Ghert-Zand
From left: Dr. Matan Fisher, Prof. Gil Leibowitz, and Prof. Avivit Cohen from Hadassah Medical Center (Courtesy of Hadassah Medical Center)
August 17, 2023, 11:23 am
Israeli doctors treat hypoglycemia in lung cancer with breast cancer drug
Working with Technion researchers, endocrinologists and oncologists prove effectiveness of alpelisib in reversing severe hypoglycemia caused by large tumors
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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