Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-12-05 05:31:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C5F00FDF11F819CC8A43E6C33261B07BD82ED60B12319A9549EC370099FAF860
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NNN. The proposed CN cites Israel denying the use of White Phosphorus, but there are several sources that have documented the use of White Phosphorus by Israel, numerous times in Gaza and Lebanon: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231015-ngos-accuse-israel-of-using-white-phosphorus-munitions-in-gaza-%E2%80%93-but-what-are-they https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/12/white-phosphorus-israel-gaza-strike-video/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-lebanon-as-cross-border-hostilities-escalate/#:~:text=In%20October%2C%20Amnesty%20International%20documented,indiscriminate%20attacks%20and%20therefore%20unlawful. https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/israel-white-phosphorus-used-gaza-lebanon https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/13/what-is-the-white-phosphorus-that-israel-is-accused-of-using-on-gaza https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/human-rights-watch-says-israel-used-white-phosphorous-gaza-lebanon-2023-10-12/ https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-lebanon-white-phosphorus-war-5aebf0cc8d587951a718cefe329bc8b3 https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/19/white-phosphorus-israel-gaza-human-rights-war-crimes-un-icc/
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