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Israel accused of using white-phosphorous in Gaza

Human Rights Watch accused Israel of using white-phosphorus munitions during its offensive in the Gaza Strip and warned of the risk to civilians near the fighting.

 

The group said Israel appeared to be using white phosphorus to hide military operations "a permissible use in principle under international humanitarian law", but said it could cause fires and burn civilians, a threat "magnified by Gaza's high population density, among the highest in the world." (Reuters)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 01.10.09, 20:57