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Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned this Israel used white phosphorus, an internationally banned weapon. against Gaza and Lebanon. The NGO tested various videos recorded on October 10 in
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned this Israel used white phosphorus, an internationally banned weapon. against Gaza and Lebanon.
The NGO tested various videos recorded on October 10 in Lebanon and October 11 in Gaza which “showed many explosions of white phosphorus in the air artillery shelling of the port of Gaza City and two rural settlements on the border between Israel and Lebanon”; In addition, he questioned two witnesses.
“Any time white phosphorus is used in civilian areas, it poses a high risk of contamination. unbearable burns and lifelong suffering“HRW Middle East and North Africa Director Lama Fakih warned.
HRW said in a statement that white phosphorus, which can be used for marking, signaling and obscuring or as a weapon to start fires that burn living things and objects, has a significant incendiary effect that can seriously burn people and set fire to structures. ., fields and other civilian objects.
“White phosphorus is illegal and indiscriminate when detonated in densely populated urban areas, where it can burn houses and cause egregious harm to civilians,” Fakin said.
On October 11, Human Rights Watch interviewed by telephone two people in the Al-Mina area of Gaza City who said they observed attacks consistent with the use of white phosphorus. One of them was on the street at that time, and the other was in a nearby office building.
Both described continuous airstrikes and then saw explosions in the sky followed by what they described as white lines going towards the ground. They estimate the attack occurred sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. They said the smell was suffocating. A man in his office said the smell was so strong that he went to the window to see what was happening and filmed the attack.
Human Rights Watch reviewed the video and confirmed that it was recorded at the Gaza City port and determined that the ammunition used in the attack was 155mm white phosphorus artillery shells that exploded in mid-air. Other videos posted on social media and reviewed by Human Rights Watch show the same location. Thick white smoke and the smell of garlic are characteristic of white phosphorus.
Human Rights Watch also reviewed two videos from October 10, filmed in two locations near the Israel-Lebanon border. everyone shows white phosphorus artillery shells 155mm calibers are obviously used as smoke screens, markings or signaling.
White phosphorus ignites when exposed to oxygen in the air and continues to burn until it is deprived of oxygen or exhausted. Its chemical reaction can produce intense heat (approx. 815°C/1500°F), light and smoke.
White phosphorus, when ingested, can burn living beings thermally and chemically to the bone, since it is highly soluble in fat and therefore in meat.
White phosphorus fragments can aggravate wounds even after treatment and can enter the bloodstream and cause multiple organ failure.
Israeli authorities have remained silent on whether white phosphorus should be used during ongoing fighting.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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