Israel's widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement, Human Rights Watch says.
Israel's widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement, Human Rights Watch says.Lebanon's official National News Agency has repeatedly reported Israeli phosphorus bombing in south Lebanon, including in recent days, sometimes causing fires. / Photo: Reuters
The Israeli military and Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement have been exchanging near-daily fire since Palestinian resistance group Hamas's unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. "Israel's widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement," Human Rights Watch said
The Israeli army said in October its procedures require that white phosphorus rounds"are not used in densely populated areas, subject to certain exceptions". Hammud said he and his wife, in her 60s, were admitted to hospital in nearby Mais al-Jabal after the attack that day, receiving treatment including oxygen.
Brian Castner, a weapons investigator for Amnesty International's crisis team, said"using white phosphorus in areas populated by civilians can constitute indiscriminate attacks, which are a violation of international humanitarian law".Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon have also detected white phosphorus within their premises, a UN official said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to brief the media.
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