Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-08 05:55:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7D0CF9A3375022A5BD28B289149554D28C2FAA912E3C5699D5F814EBADA0D8E1
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misleading/missing important context: white phosphorus in general is not internationally banned. it is prohibited by international law (Convention on Conventional Weapons) in the way that it was used by Israel. so the way it was used is internationally banned. 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/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/questions-and-answers-israels-use-white-phosphorus-gaza-and-lebanon
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