Israel has fired white phosphorus munitions more than 60 times in Lebanon's border areas
White phosphorus in Gaza
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(Sputnik) Israeli forces fired U.S.made white phosphorus munitions in an attack on a village in southern Lebanon in October, The Washington Post reported Monday, citing its own analysis and that of two human rights groups.
The Post found remains of three 155mm artillery shells with batch production codes that used U.S. military designations for domestically produced ammunition in Louisiana in 1989 and Arkansas in 1992. Other features such as their color and markings also indicate that the projectiles contained white phosphorus. The same codes also appeared on white phosphorus shells next to Israeli artillery photographed near the Gaza border on October 9. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also confirmed the origin of the projectiles in the USA.
Photos and videos analyzed by The Washington Post and Amnesty International also show streaks of smoke characteristic of white phosphorus falling over Dheira.
The projectiles were among those fired at the border village of Dheira on October 16, burning at least four houses and wounding at least nine civilians, at least three of whom were hospitalized.
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Residents said Israel bombarded the village with ammunition for hours into the night and held them captive until the next morning. They believe the phosphorus was intended to force them to evacuate the village to clear the way for future Israeli military incursions.
According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, Israel has fired white phosphorus munitions into Lebanese border areas more than 60 times since the Hamas attack on October 7.