Firefighters in Lebanon were battling wildfires late on Tuesday that Lebanese civil defense said had been sparked by Israeli shelling, with the flames visible for miles as darkness fell. Border clashes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have escalated in recent weeks since Israel went to war with Hezbollah's Palestinian ally Hamas. The flames near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh could be seen from the coastal city of Tyre, some 25 kilometres (15 miles) north, a Reuters witness said. Reuters could not independently verify the cause of the fires. Abdalla Mousawae, head of the Tyre Regional Center of Lebanese civil defense, told Reuters that Israel is using white phosphorus in its attacks. Earlier this month, the Israeli military said an accusation by Human Rights Watch that it had used white phosphorus munitions in Gaza was "unequivocally false." White phosphorus munitions can legally be used on battlefields to make smoke screens, generate illumination, mark targets or burn bunkers and buildings.(Reuters)
Wildfires erupt in southern Lebanon, civil defense blames Israeli shells
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