The use of white phosphorus in weapons against civilian populations is a violation of international law and a possible war crime.
Doctors in Gaza are reporting that many people have been injured due to exposure to burning white phosphorous used in shells fired by the Israeli military forces.
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Burning bright above the skies of Gaza… Israeli munitions that human rights groups say is White Phosphorous…
A deadly weapon, illegal to use against civilians…now it appears landing on the people of Gaza
These pictures show what is believed to be white phosphorous in the heart of Gaza’s neighborhoods…
VOX POPS EYEWITNESS WE SAW THEM BEING DROPPED
On the ground in Jabalaya, home to more than a hundred thousand Palestinians, children unaware of the deadly toxin dropped on them, naively playing with the munitions…as adults look on describing the poisonous effects it has had on them
those who’ve witnessed the attacks are calling on Israel to halt the use of White Phosphorous
These people must be brought to justice because they are just killing women and children
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