"Israel hit houses with white phosphorous in Lebanon: Rights groups "

 "Israel maintains it uses the white phosphorus only as a smokescreen and not to target civilians."  See below.

This is the typical hypocritical statement coming from a demented Organization.  What is the difference one way or the other, the effect on humans and animals is the same.  External and internal damage to skin, eyes and organs is the same.

If the following, is not idiotic, what is?  It simply shows that the human race has started to regress to the animal world, from whence it most likely came.

"White phosphorus munitions are not banned under international law, but because of their incendiary effects, their use is supposed to be tightly regulated. Because white phosphorus has legal uses, shells filled with it are not directly prohibited by international humanitarian law."

White phosphorus munitions - Wikipedia

Industries use white phosphorus to manufacture chemicals used in fertilizers, food additives, and cleaning compounds. In the past, it was used as a pesticide and in fireworks. The military uses white phosphorus in various types of ammunition as an incendiary agent, because it spontaneously catches fire in air.

White Phosphorus: Systemic Agent | NIOSH - CDC

 

 

 "A picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon shows shells exploding over hills around the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab, Dec. 8, 2023. (AFP Photo)"

"Israel has used white phosphorus incendiary shells to target residential buildings in southern Lebanon, a global human rights group has said.

In a report published Wednesday, New York-based Human Rights Watch claimed that the shells were used in at least five towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, possibly harming civilians and violating international law.

The report added that there was no evidence of burn injuries due to white phosphorus in Lebanon, but that researchers had "heard accounts indicating possible respiratory damage."

Human rights advocates say it's a crime under international law to fire the controversial munition into populated areas.

Israel maintains it uses the white phosphorus only as a smokescreen and not to target civilians.

The white-hot chemical substance can set buildings on fire and burn human flesh down to the bone. Survivors are at risk of infections and organ or respiratory failure, even if their burns are small.

The HRW report includes interviews with eight residents in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, and the group says it has verified and geolocated images from almost 47 photos and videos that show white phosphorus shells landing on residential buildings in five Lebanese border towns and villages.

The Lebanese Health Ministry says at least 173 people have required medical care after exposure to white phosphorus.

The researchers found that the controversial incendiaries were used in residential areas in Kfar Kila, Mays al-Jabal, Boustan, Markaba, and Aita al-Shaab, towns that are among the hardest-hit in eight months of fighting.

The rights group alongside Amnesty International also accused Israel of using white phosphorus in residential areas in October 2023, less than a month after clashes began between the Israeli military and the powerful Hezbollah group along the southern Lebanon-Israel border, a day after Israel launched its war on Oct. 7.

In its report, HRW called on the Lebanese government to allow the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute "grave international crimes" within Lebanon since October 2023.

"Israel’s recent use of white phosphorus in Lebanon should motivate other countries to take immediate action toward this goal," said HRW Lebanon Researcher Ramzi Kaiss.

More than 400 people have been killed in Lebanon, most of them fighters but also including more than 70 civilians and noncombatants.

In Israel, 15 soldiers and 10 civilians have been killed since October. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced on both sides of the border."

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/israel-hit-houses-with-white-phosphorous-in-lebanon-rights-groups

Let us not forget the Israelis used White Phosphorus on Palestinians sleeping in tents, in the south of the Gaza strip.

 

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