Israel used white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says
Human Rights Watch and others say they have documented use of weapon in civilian areas during war on Gaza An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus fired by the IDF on the Israel-Lebanon border in November 2023. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters When the M825-series 155mm artillery projectile bursts, expelling its felt wedges containing white phosphorus, it leaves a distinctive knuckle-shaped plume. That is how Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers said they were able to verify...