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Coverage dated June 4, 2024

Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon

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The white-hot chemical substance can set buildings on fire and burn human flesh down to the bone.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The white-hot chemical substance can set buildings on fire and burn human flesh down to the bone.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Rights group claims Israel has hit residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Human Rights Watch said in its report that there was no evidence of burn injuries due to white phosphorus in Lebanon, but that researchers had “heard accounts indicating possible respiratory damage.”

  3. Fox News

    Israel accused of using white phosphorus to harm civilians in Lebanon, rights group report says (opens Fox News)

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    Human Rights Watch, a human rights group, has accused Israel of using white phosphorus on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in southern Lebanon.

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