Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Avivi, founder of the Israel Defense and Security Forum and adviser to the Israeli government, told BNN on February 24, 2026, that Iran may already possess operational chemical and biological warheads for its ballistic missiles. The IDF confirmed to BNN that the Home Front Command has not changed its civil defense directives. The exclusive report appeared between 8:15:43 AM and 11:15:31 AM UTC. Avivi stated the threat is "not theoretical" and there is "a good chance they already have it," according to the BNN interview published this morning. He linked Iran's massive ballistic missile expansion to retaliation after the 12-Day War of June 2025, noting the new missiles are more advanced with potential chemical and biological warheads. Avivi said Iran seeks to rebuild deterrence by striking Israel hard. Avivi outlined three confrontation scenarios: an unacceptable Iranian preemptive strike with possible chemical warheads, an Israeli preemptive strike, or an expected U.S.-led operation to take down the regime. He told BNN that Israel prioritizes military capabilities over gas mask distribution, explaining why the Home Front Command has issued no updates on chemical threats. The report from BNN follows an unrelated discovery of a woman's remains by children in Jerusalem earlier in February 2026, as noted in prior coverage, but no connections between the events were mentioned in the new source.
