White phosphorus burns at up to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit and burns through skin and bone.
A new investigation by human rights group Amnesty International has found that Israel likely committed a war crime by using the extremely caustic chemical white phosphorus along the southern border of Lebanon amidst intensified fighting against Hezbollah.
“A very bad odour and massive cloud covered the town so that we were not able to see beyond five or six metres in front of us,” Abdullah al-Ghrayyeb, the mayor of Dharya, told Amnesty. “This caused people to frantically flee their homes. And when some returned two days later, their houses were still burning. Cars caught fire. Land areas were also burnt down. Until today, you find remnants — the size of a fist — that reignite when exposed to air.
Amnesty’s report found that Israel used the phosphorus shells indiscriminately, meaning that they did not take care to distinguish whether it was used against civilians or fighters. One official told Amnesty that a screen of heavy white smoke covered Dharya all night and morning on October 16 and 17, with people not even being able to see their hands.
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