Israel today accused Syria of "crimes against humanity" over an alleged chemical attack on a rebel-held town, saying President Bashar al-Assad's regime was responsible.
"Israel strongly condemns the chemical weapons strike carried out by Syria on April 7, one year after the mass murder carried out by the regime in Khan Sheikun," a foreign ministry statement said.
"The Syrian regime continues to perpetrate crimes against humanity in using these outlawed weapons."
It added that it "joins a long series of similar attacks using chemical weapons perpetrated by the regime since Assad undertook to disarm from such weapons."
"In so doing Syria is grossly violating its obligations and the decisions of the international community in this matter."
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