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2023-12-13 14:59:21 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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The article explains that the munition in question is a smoke round. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/12/11/israel-us-white-phosphorus-lebanon/ Amnesty International is calling for an investigation. 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/ The presence of the munition alone violates no treaties, as it is lawful. The pertinent question is whether the intent was to harm civilians. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/jus-bello-white-phosphorus-getting-law-correct
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