Israel is using white phosphorous in Gaza, human rights group says

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Related: Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon (Human Rights Watch)

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Source: CBC News

Israel is using white phosphorous in Gaza, human rights group says

Israel denies knowledge of weapons in Gaza containing the material

Brishti Basu · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2023 11:52 PM ADT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

For two days, Shaymaa Ziara has been seeing messages in WhatsApp group chats from family and friends in Gaza about how to keep themselves safe from white phosphorous bombs that are allegedly part of Israel's airstrikes on Gaza.

Ziara, who lives in Markham, Ont., said her father, three siblings and pregnant sister-in-law are currently in Gaza, moving from building to building in an effort to avoid the constant bombardments from Israel since hostilities began after Hamas militants launched a stunning and brutal attack in Israel on Saturday.

Videos of white phosphorus munitions allegedly deployed in Gaza have been circulating online for several days.

On Thursday, Human Rights Watch said it has confirmed that these munitions are being used over the Gaza City port using videos posted on Oct. 10 and 11, and interviewing two people from the al-Mina area in Gaza City who described the strikes.

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Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-white-phosphorous-gaza-lebanon-1.6994539

[kelly1mm]

1. White Phosphorous (aka Willie P) is some nasty stuff. Used in the US military to destroy equipment

as in leaving a WP grenade on the engine block will literally melt through said engine block. If you get WP on your skin the only way to get rid of it is to cut it out with a knife or else it will burn right though your limb.

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2. Mom

How’s that pregnant mom supposed to walk across rubble to get to Southern Gaza? She only has 24 hours to do so.

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3. According To 'Human Rights Watch'

the use of White phosphorus weapons in civilian areas is a War Crime.