Human Rights Watch reviewed the video and verified that it was taken in Gaza City’s port and in locations near the Israel-Lebanon border, and identified that the munitions used in the strikes were airburst 155mm white phosphorus artillery projectiles.
The use of white phosphorus in populated areas poses grave risks to civilians, the NGO says. Upon contact, white phosphorus can burn people, thermally and chemically, down to the bone as it is highly soluble in fat and therefore in human flesh. White phosphorus fragments can exacerbate wounds even after treatment and can enter the bloodstream and cause multiple organ failure. Already dressed wounds can reignite when dressings are removed and the wounds are re-exposed to oxygen. Even relatively minor burns are often fatal. For survivors, extensive scarring tightens muscle tissue and creates physical disabilities. The trauma of the attack, the painful treatment that follows, and appearance-changing scars lead to psychological harm and social exclusion.
No sympathy for the people that behead babies.
Of course, no, but this is about civilians.
IDF isn’t targeting civilians. Anything else is a conspiracy theory.
No civilians have ever died in a war /s
They using this in populated areas according to HRW. This is not a conspiracy theory. They may not intentionally target civilians, but civilians will almost inevitably be harmed when using this shit in populated areas.
Nah its Hamas using civilians as meat shields not Israels fault.
What are they supposed to do? Give up?
You forgot that nither side signed such a agreement… Furthermore there is basically no authority backing these laws…
That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.I don’t know anything about these laws (or any laws, I’m not a legal person). My understanding is that we don’t need to sign a document agreeing to not harm innocent civilians, let alone in a civilized world in the 21st century. This should be a matter of course. When reading the news of late and some comments here it seems that I’m mistaken, though.
