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2023-12-11 21:30:05 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
The use of white phosphorus is a violation of the Geneva Convention only if it is used, on purpose, as an incendiary weapon directly against humans in a civilian setting. Other uses of white phosphorus, such as illuminating a battlefield, are not prohibited. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/white-phosphorus#:~:text=White%20phosphorus%20is%20not,the%20mandate%20of%20WHO. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/12/11/israel-us-white-phosphorus-lebanon/#:~:text=In%20a%20statement%2C%20the%20Israel%20Defense%20Forces%20wrote%20that%20white%20phosphorous%20shells%20launched%20by%20Israel%20are%20used%20to%20create%20smokescreens%2C%20not%20for%20targeting%20or%20causing%20fires.%20It%20said%20its%20use%20of%20the%20weapon%20%E2%80%9Ccomplies%20and%20goes%20beyond%20the%20requirements%20of%20international%20law.%E2%80%9D
Written by 21987E1983E465D00D2DB52FA15151CA405728804EDCE753CD789B6265D8FE60
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- summary
- The use of white phosphorus is a violation of the Geneva Convention only if it is used, on purpose, as an incendiary weapon directly against humans in a civilian setting. Other uses of white phosphorus, such as illuminating a battlefield, are not prohibited. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/white-phosphorus#:~:text=White%20phosphorus%20is%20not,the%20mandate%20of%20WHO. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/12/11/israel-us-white-phosphorus-lebanon/#:~:text=In%20a%20statement%2C%20the%20Israel%20Defense%20Forces%20wrote%20that%20white%20phosphorous%20shells%20launched%20by%20Israel%20are%20used%20to%20create%20smokescreens%2C%20not%20for%20targeting%20or%20causing%20fires.%20It%20said%20its%20use%20of%20the%20weapon%20%E2%80%9Ccomplies%20and%20goes%20beyond%20the%20requirements%20of%20international%20law.%E2%80%9D
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| 2023-12-11 21:30:05 UTC (1702330205640) |
1969-12-31 23:59:59 UTC (-1) |
2023-12-12 03:28:18 UTC (1702351698848) |
NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS | 1969-12-31 23:59:59 UTC (-1) |