The head of the research division in the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Branch, said, Tuesday morning, that chemical weapons were recently used in Syria, resulting in the death of a number of people. Speaking at a conference at the National Institute for Security Studies, Brigadier General Itai Brun said, "This is a very, very troubling point. He added, "Recently, there was also widespread use of surface-to-surface missiles and Hizbullah took part."