Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon

In the statement made on the X account of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) social media platform, “Israel used white phosphorus in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, leaving civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries.” “. The statement was included.

The statement recalls that white phosphorus causes unbearable burns and can cause house fires, and emphasizes that the use of white phosphorus in densely populated areas is illegal.

In the statement made on the Palestinian Foreign Ministry’s X social media platform, “Occupied Israel uses internationally banned white phosphorus against Palestinians.” It was said.

Lebanese Hezbollah announced that the Israeli military position in front of the town of Dahayra, in the south of the border, was attacked with missiles.

According to the official Lebanese NNA agency, it was observed that shortly after the missile launch, the area around Dahayra was attacked with artillery fire and the area around the city of Yarin was attacked with phosphorus bombs.

ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT

Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack against Israel on the morning of October 7, dubbed the “Aqsa Flood.”

As thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, Palestinian armed groups attacked and seized the Beit Hanun-Erez border gate on the Gaza-Israel border.

Armed groups then entered settlements inside Israel from here and the Israeli army launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of fighter jets.

It was reported that 1,300 Israelis were killed and 3,300 Israelis were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 1,537 people, including 500 children and 276 women, lost their lives and 6,612 people were injured in Gaza during Israeli attacks.

It was also claimed that 32 Palestinians were killed and approximately 600 people were injured in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the West Bank. (AA)