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2023-12-11 21:30:52 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
The use of white phosphorus is considered to be 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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- The use of white phosphorus is considered to be 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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