Phosphorus mortar shell detected at Eshkol
Cleared for publication: One of the mortar shells fired from northern Gaza at the Eshkol Regional Council Tuesday contained white phosphorus.
The council's security director, Nikki Levy, said that "the potential danger of using such a rocket is enormous. It is far more dangerous than other Qassam rockets and mortal shells. This is an escalation in the type of explosives the Palestinians use on civilians. (Ilana Curiel)
