Five@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoIsrael Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since Octobertruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
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minus-squareAIhasUse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoIt’s messed up, but using white phosphorus isn’t banned under international law. White phosphorus munitions are not banned under international law, but because of their incendiary effects, their use is supposed to be tightly regulated.[57] Because white phosphorus has legal uses, shells filled with it are not directly prohibited by international humanitarian law. Experts consider them not as incendiary, but as masking, since their main goal is to create a smoke screen.[58]
It’s messed up, but using white phosphorus isn’t banned under international law.
White phosphorus munitions are not banned under international law, but because of their incendiary effects, their use is supposed to be tightly regulated.[57] Because white phosphorus has legal uses, shells filled with it are not directly prohibited by international humanitarian law. Experts consider them not as incendiary, but as masking, since their main goal is to create a smoke screen.[58]