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The tanal fired at the Gaza Sector with white phosphorus shells - Human Rights Watch (Photo)

Human rights activists interviewed two people with the phone and concluded the use of shells that have a significant ignition effect. Representatives of Human Rights Watch have accused the military of Israel of using white phosphorus ammunition during gases and along the Lebanese border. The relevant statement has been published on the structure. Human Rights Watch reported that they checked a video of numerous white phosphorus air explosions.

The shells seemed to explode as a result of the use of artillery over the port of Gaza and two rural locations along the Israeli-Linanian border. The organization also communicated with two people from the Al-Mint area in Gaza. They said they saw strokes using white phosphorus. One of them was on the street and the other in a neighboring office building. Both described explosions in the sky. According to them, they saw "white lines that went to the ground.

" The organization emphasizes that the use of white phosphorus in Israel in the territory of Gaza is threatened with consequences. This is at risk of civilians to get serious and long -term injuries. Israeli authorities did not comment on information about the use of white phosphorus during battles. Human Rights Watch emphasized that white phosphorus, which can be used either for marking, alarm and eclipse, or as a weapon for igniting fires that burn people and objects.

The shells have a significant ignition effect that can cause serious burns to people and structures, fields and other civilians in the surrounding area, damage. The use of white phosphorus in gas, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, is able to increase the risks to civilians and violates international humanitarian law for prohibits civilians at unjustified risk.