Israel is becoming increasingly concerned that Syria’s arsenal of chemical weapons will fall into the hands of terrorist groups such as Hizbullah or into the hands of terrorist groups among the rebels trying to topple President Bashar Al-Assad.

On Sunday the IDF said that the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system has been installed in northern Israel, due to the escalating civil war in Syria

Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, which dates back to the 1970s, is the biggest in the Middle East, but its precise scope remains unclear, according to analysts.

U.S. officials recently said there was evidence that Assad’s troops had not only moved deadly sarin gas that might be used against rebels, but also that its binary components, usually stored separately, had been combined and placed into bombs for use.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta recently said that the United States is increasingly focused on how to secure Syria’s chemical weapons if Assad falls from power.

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