Iran Press/ West Asia: Rami Abdo, the founder of the European Observatory for Human Rights, posted a video clip on the X platform of what he said was Israel’s use of phosphorus bombs.
“Israeli military forces are using toxic white phosphorus [bombs] on densely populated areas northwest of Gaza City,” he wrote.
The New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch had earlier cited reports of Israel’s use of white phosphorus bombs in Gaza during past conflicts.
The use of white phosphorus weapons to generate a smokescreen and cover troop movements is legally accepted, but the 1980 Geneva Convention forbids its use in densely populated areas.
Meanwhile, there was no comment from Israel on the claim.
The Ministry of Health of Palestine announced that 1,200 Palestinians have been martyred so far in the attacks of the Zionist regime on the Gaza Strip.
This is not the first time Israel has been accused of using white phosphorus. Israel admitted to using white phosphorus during its December 2008-January 2010 offensive in the Gaza Strip.
White phosphorous is not illegal under international law, but its use in civilian areas is strictly prohibited because international law requires combatants to distinguish between civilian and military elements.
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