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HRW Accuses Israel of Using White Phosphorous Over Lebanese Homes
Human Rights Watch verified seven images of white phosphorus airbursts over Yohmor, urging Israel to halt use due to risks of fires and civilian harm in residential areas.
- On March 9, Human Rights Watch accused Israel of unlawfully using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week, citing the March 3 incident.
- Amid the escalation, the Israeli military ordered evacuations south of the Litani River and in Yohmor and 50 other villages on March 3, according to authorities.
- Verified images from March 3 showed seven airburst white phosphorus munitions and civil defense workers extinguishing fires in two homes and one car, consistent with M825-series 155mm artillery projectiles, HRW said.
- HRW urged Israel to prohibit airburst white phosphorus use in populated areas and called on states supplying Israel with weapons to suspend military assistance and arms sales.
- Looking beyond the incident, HRW and others have documented widespread use of white phosphorus, which can cause horrific burns, respiratory damage, and death, raising legal questions under Protocol III, which Lebanon has ratified but Israel has not.
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Human rights group says Israeli military using white phosphorus munitions
The Israeli military is accused of using white phosphorus munitions in a residential area of southern Lebanon over the weekend. Human Rights Watch says the strike may violate international humanitarian law. CNN’s Nada Bashir reports.
·Atlanta, United States
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The army reportedly threw munitions containing this chemical weapon into inhabited areas last week.
·Montreal, Canada
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The organization reported that the controversial incendiary ammunition has been used “illegally” in attacks on residential areas of Lebanon
The NGO claims that its use is “extremely alarming” and will have “terrible consequences” for civilians
·Spain
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