Tag: Using White Phosphorus

Israel Hamas: Maghazi refugee camp buiding flattened, hospitals hit

Shells that appear to be white phosphorus from Israeli artillery explode over Dahaira, a Lebanese border village with Israel, on October 16.

America reputedly the best Intelligence Agency in the world is “concerned” about the reported use of white phosphorus. This is the ally that reportedly claims to have our backs.

US concerned about Israel’s reported use of white phosphorus

An Israeli airstrike flattened a residential building where some 80 people were staying in the Maghazi refugee camp. A neighbour said only six made it out.

Source: Israel Hamas: Maghazi refugee camp buiding flattened, hospitals hit

US Forces Now Using White Phosphorus in Populated Areas of Syria, Iraq

(ANTIWAR.COM) – Iraq claimed credit for videos earlier this week showing the use of white phosphorus munitions in densely populated parts of the Old City in Mosul, but their use is becoming even more widespread, with new reports suggesting that the US is also using such shells in both Iraq and Syria. Though white phosphorus shells are not uncommon in the military, and often used as smokescreens, the high temperature at which it burns, and the toxic chemicals emitted makes them wholly unsuitable for populated areas, and their use in any densely populated area or as an incendiary are widely considered

Source: US Forces Now Using White Phosphorus in Populated Areas of Syria, Iraq