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2023-10-13 10:34:12 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A0EB0454A4551C762F4B427E20D64C61EF899539A3651BA140FC360C7043AAE9
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Only one organization (HRW) has made these allegations, unconfirmed by any other source. White phosphorus has military applications that are not illegal (such as acting as a smoke screen) and it has been used by many countries, including the US. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/israel-white-phosphorus-used-gaza-lebanon https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/how-the-media-makes-the-israel-story/383262/
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