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HRW Accuses Israel of Using White Phosphorous Over Lebanese Homes
Human Rights Watch verified Israel used airburst white phosphorus over Yohmor homes, risking civilian harm in violation of international law amid ongoing conflict.
- 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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International NGO Human Rights Watch has reported Monday that the Israeli Army illegally used white phosphorous artillery ammunition in a bombing of residential areas in the town of Yohmor in southern Lebanon on 3 March.
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