Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-10 20:08:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 060F55BBD029A3D039C7E48A419953CB785F03C1D6D76097F13B72CEB45C523C
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Original Note:
The video shows white phosphorous used as an incendiary weapon. Incendiary weapons are always illegal for use in civilian inhabited areas. https://geneva-s3.unoda.org/static-unoda-site/pages/templates/the-convention-on-certain-conventional-weapons/PROTOCOL%2BIII.pdf The IDF's use of WP has caused civilians casualties in the past. https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/14/myths-and-realities-about-incendiary-weapons
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