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Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon
(www.reuters.com)
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I don’t really know anything about this stuff. What makes this worse than other things?
The article says Israel never signed anything saying they would not use it.
These "forbidden" substances are usually too hard for a medic to treat and kill slowly. In this case, the thing stick and can burn till the bones, and even after the initial impact the remnants can still ignite. It is just a mess in the body.
Just to reiterate, cuz it really sounds like some sci-fi alien shit:
Think Napalm's meaner acidic cousin
I think it's good to read the article, they explain a lot of it and how Israel is refusing to comply with its ban as a weapon.
Sorry, you were right, it doesn't explain too much in the article, but this from HRW explains it in much better details: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/questions-and-answers-israels-use-white-phosphorus-gaza-and-lebanon
I caused confusion, it was my bad.
Read the article? Preposterous.
What's next? Reading up on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before jumping to an unnuanced conclusion?
No thanks. I think we should cheerlead for who we consider the 'good guys' based on nothing more than tiktok videos and what anonymous people on twitter say.
Says the person who didn't even read the article thoroughly enough to catch OP's mistake before the edit. Everyone is always looking for a way to feel superior. 😂
Reasons that the use of white phosphorous is considered worse than conventional munitions listed in the article (which you also didn't read):
The HRW article goes into a bit more detail about how severe these serious injuries are, what happened during the 2008-2009 offensive that drew war crimes allegations, and Israel's current stance on the use of white phosphours.
You're welcome.
Preposterous? Didn't you read it? It says white phosphorus. Big difference! /s
All I know is that there was a little fighting before, and now there is a lot of fighting.
BAD! BAD FIGHTING!
Chemical rounds meant to cause injury are banned in the Geneva convention. It's not a separate treaty.
If it's being used as a smokescreen, a very common use, there is nothing at all bad about it.
Edit: People seem to think that it's common use as a smoke screen is a problem. What, specifically, is the issue when it is being used as a smokescreen?